Hachinohe八戸市

Hachinohe-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Hachinohe (八戸市, Hachinohe-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture. Population 223,415 (2020 census), area 305.56 km². Borders 5 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

八戸市

Reading

Hachinohe-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

223,415 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.4% from 231,257

Area

305.56 km²

Density

731 people per km²

Households

95,671

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

1,163 (0.5%)

Code

02203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hachinohe.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Oirase Townおいらせ町
• Gonohe Town五戸町
• Nambu Town南部町
• Hashikami Town階上町
• Karumai Town軽米町(Iwate)

Questions about Hachinohe

Is Hachinohe a city or a prefecture?

Hachinohe (八戸市) is a city (市, shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Hachinohe?

Hachinohe 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 Hachinohe?

223,415 at the 2020 census, down 3.4% from 231,257 in 2015. The area is 305.56 km², which is 731 people per km². 95,671 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hachinohe?

Five: Oirase Town (おいらせ町), Gonohe Town (五戸町), Nambu Town (南部町), Hashikami Town (階上町), and Karumai Town (軽米町) in Iwate. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hachinohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hachinohe written in Japanese?

八戸市, read Hachinohe-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hachinohe begin?

青森県八戸市… (Aomori-ken, Hachinohe-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.