Ugo羽後町

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

Ugo (羽後町, Ugo-machi) is a town in Akita Prefecture. Population 13,825 (2020 census), area 230.78 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ogachi 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

羽後町

Reading

Ugo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ogachi District 雄勝郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Akita 秋田県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

13,825 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 15,319

Area

230.78 km²

Density

60 people per km²

Households

4,658

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

102 (0.7%)

Code

05463 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ugo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Ugo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yokote City横手市
• Yuzawa City湯沢市
• Yurihonjo City由利本荘市

Questions about Ugo

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

Ugo (羽後町) 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 Ogachi District (雄勝郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ugo?

Ugo 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 Ugo?

13,825 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 15,319 in 2015. The area is 230.78 km², which is 60 people per km². 4,658 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ugo?

Three: Yokote City (横手市), Yuzawa City (湯沢市), and Yurihonjo City (由利本荘市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ugo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ugo written in Japanese?

羽後町, read Ugo-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 Ugo begin?

秋田県雄勝郡羽後町… (Akita-ken, Ogachi-gun, Ugo-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.