Kitaakita北秋田市

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

Kitaakita (北秋田市, Kitaakita-shi) is a city in Akita Prefecture. Population 30,198 (2020 census), area 1,152.76 km². Borders 7 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

北秋田市

Reading

Kitaakita-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

30,198 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 33,224

Area

1,152.76 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

11,799

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

44.5%

Foreign residents

142 (0.5%)

Code

05213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kitaakita.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kitaakita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Akita City秋田市
• Noshiro City能代市
• Odate City大館市
• Kazuno City鹿角市
• Semboku City仙北市
• Kamikoani Village上小阿仁村
• Fujisato Town藤里町

Questions about Kitaakita

Is Kitaakita a city or a prefecture?

Kitaakita (北秋田市) 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 Kitaakita?

Kitaakita 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 Kitaakita?

30,198 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 33,224 in 2015. The area is 1,152.76 km², which is 26 people per km². 11,799 households. 44.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitaakita?

Seven: Akita City (秋田市), Noshiro City (能代市), Odate City (大館市), Kazuno City (鹿角市), Semboku City (仙北市), Kamikoani Village (上小阿仁村), and Fujisato Town (藤里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitaakita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitaakita written in Japanese?

北秋田市, read Kitaakita-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 Kitaakita begin?

秋田県北秋田市… (Akita-ken, Kitaakita-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.