Fukaura深浦町

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

Fukaura (深浦町, Fukaura-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 7,346 (2020 census), area 488.9 km². Borders 2 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

深浦町

Reading

Fukaura-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

7,346 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.8% from 8,429

Area

488.9 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

3,047

Under 15

6.5%

65 and over

50.7%

Foreign residents

22 (0.3%)

Code

02323 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fukaura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Fukaura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ajigasawa Town鰺ヶ沢町
• Happo Town八峰町(Akita)

Questions about Fukaura

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

Fukaura (深浦町) 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 Fukaura?

Fukaura 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 Fukaura?

7,346 at the 2020 census, down 12.8% from 8,429 in 2015. The area is 488.9 km², which is 15 people per km². 3,047 households. 50.7% of residents are 65 or older and 6.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukaura?

Two: Ajigasawa Town (鰺ヶ沢町) and Happo Town (八峰町) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukaura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukaura written in Japanese?

深浦町, read Fukaura-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 Fukaura begin?

青森県西津軽郡深浦町… (Aomori-ken, Nishitsugaru-gun, Fukaura-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.