Gonohe五戸町

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

Gonohe (五戸町, Gonohe-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 16,042 (2020 census), area 177.67 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sannohe 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

五戸町

Reading

Gonohe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sannohe District 三戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

16,042 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 17,433

Area

177.67 km²

Density

90 people per km²

Households

6,059

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

40.3%

Foreign residents

72 (0.4%)

Code

02442 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.gonohe.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hachinohe City八戸市
• Towada City十和田市
• Rokunohe Town六戸町
• Oirase Townおいらせ町
• Nambu Town南部町
• Shingo Village新郷村

Questions about Gonohe

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

Gonohe (五戸町) 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 Sannohe District (三戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Gonohe?

Gonohe 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 Gonohe?

16,042 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 17,433 in 2015. The area is 177.67 km², which is 90 people per km². 6,059 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Gonohe?

Six: Hachinohe City (八戸市), Towada City (十和田市), Rokunohe Town (六戸町), Oirase Town (おいらせ町), Nambu Town (南部町), and Shingo Village (新郷村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Gonohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Gonohe written in Japanese?

五戸町, read Gonohe-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 Gonohe begin?

青森県三戸郡五戸町… (Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Gonohe-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.