Fujisaki藤崎町

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

Fujisaki (藤崎町, Fujisaki-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 14,573 (2020 census), area 37.29 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamitsugaru 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

藤崎町

Reading

Fujisaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamitsugaru District 南津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

14,573 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 15,179

Area

37.29 km²

Density

391 people per km²

Households

4,965

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

27 (0.2%)

Code

02361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fujisaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Fujisaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aomori City青森市
• Hirosaki City弘前市
• Kuroishi City黒石市
• Inakadate Village田舎館村
• Itayanagi Town板柳町

Questions about Fujisaki

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

Fujisaki (藤崎町) 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 Minamitsugaru District (南津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fujisaki?

Fujisaki 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 Fujisaki?

14,573 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 15,179 in 2015. The area is 37.29 km², which is 391 people per km². 4,965 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fujisaki?

Five: Aomori City (青森市), Hirosaki City (弘前市), Kuroishi City (黒石市), Inakadate Village (田舎館村), and Itayanagi Town (板柳町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fujisaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fujisaki written in Japanese?

藤崎町, read Fujisaki-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 Fujisaki begin?

青森県南津軽郡藤崎町… (Aomori-ken, Minamitsugaru-gun, Fujisaki-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.