Ajigasawa鰺ヶ沢町

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

Ajigasawa (鰺ヶ沢町, Ajigasawa-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 9,044 (2020 census), area 343.08 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishitsugaru District, Aomori 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

鰺ヶ沢町

Reading

Ajigasawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishitsugaru District 西津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

9,044 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.7% from 10,126

Area

343.08 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

3,643

Under 15

7.8%

65 and over

44.6%

Foreign residents

15 (0.2%)

Code

02321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ajigasawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Ajigasawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hirosaki City弘前市
• Tsugaru Cityつがる市
• Fukaura Town深浦町
• Nishimeya Village西目屋村
• Fujisato Town藤里町(Akita)
• Happo Town八峰町(Akita)

Questions about Ajigasawa

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

Ajigasawa (鰺ヶ沢町) is a town (町, machi) in Aomori 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 Nishitsugaru District (西津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ajigasawa?

Ajigasawa is in Aomori Prefecture (青森県), 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 Ajigasawa?

9,044 at the 2020 census, down 10.7% from 10,126 in 2015. The area is 343.08 km², which is 26 people per km². 3,643 households. 44.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ajigasawa?

Six: Hirosaki City (弘前市), Tsugaru City (つがる市), Fukaura Town (深浦町), Nishimeya Village (西目屋村), Fujisato Town (藤里町) in Akita, and Happo Town (八峰町) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ajigasawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ajigasawa written in Japanese?

鰺ヶ沢町, read Ajigasawa-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 Ajigasawa begin?

青森県西津軽郡鰺ヶ沢町… (Aomori-ken, Nishitsugaru-gun, Ajigasawa-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.