Kazuno鹿角市

Kazuno-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kazuno (鹿角市, Kazuno-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 29,088 (2020 census), area 707.52 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Akita Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

鹿角市

Reading

Kazuno-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

29,088 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 32,038

Area

707.52 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

10,978

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

91 (0.3%)

Code

05209 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kazuno.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Kazuno. Borders across water are not counted.

• Towada City十和田市(Aomori)
• Sannohe Town三戸町(Aomori)
• Takko Town田子町(Aomori)
• Shingo Village新郷村(Aomori)
• Hachimantai City八幡平市(Iwate)
• Odate City大館市
• Kitaakita City北秋田市
• Semboku City仙北市
• Kosaka Town小坂町

Questions about Kazuno

Is Kazuno a city or a prefecture?

Kazuno (鹿角市) is a city (市, shi) in Akita Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kazuno?

Kazuno is in Akita Prefecture (秋田県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kazuno?

29,088 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 32,038 in 2015. The area is 707.52 km², which is 41 people per km². 10,978 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kazuno?

Nine: Towada City (十和田市) in Aomori, Sannohe Town (三戸町) in Aomori, Takko Town (田子町) in Aomori, Shingo Village (新郷村) in Aomori, Hachimantai City (八幡平市) in Iwate, Odate City (大館市), Kitaakita City (北秋田市), Semboku City (仙北市), and Kosaka Town (小坂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kazuno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kazuno written in Japanese?

鹿角市, read Kazuno-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kazuno begin?

秋田県鹿角市… (Akita-ken, Kazuno-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.