Kosaka小坂町

Kosaka-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Kosaka (小坂町, Kosaka-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 4,780 (2020 census), area 201.7 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kazuno District, Akita Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

小坂町

Reading

Kosaka-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kazuno District 鹿角郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,780 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.5% from 5,339

Area

201.7 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

2,043

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

44.9%

Foreign residents

33 (0.7%)

Code

05303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kosaka.akita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kosaka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Towada City十和田市(Aomori)
• Hirakawa City平川市(Aomori)
• Odate City大館市
• Kazuno City鹿角市

Questions about Kosaka

Is Kosaka a city, a town, or a village?

Kosaka (小坂町) is a town (町, machi) in Akita Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kazuno District (鹿角郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kosaka?

Kosaka 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 Kosaka?

4,780 at the 2020 census, down 10.5% from 5,339 in 2015. The area is 201.7 km², which is 24 people per km². 2,043 households. 44.9% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kosaka?

Four: Towada City (十和田市) in Aomori, Hirakawa City (平川市) in Aomori, Odate City (大館市), and Kazuno City (鹿角市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kosaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kosaka written in Japanese?

小坂町, read Kosaka-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kosaka begin?

秋田県鹿角郡小坂町… (Akita-ken, Kazuno-gun, Kosaka-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.