Hashikami階上町

Hashikami-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Hashikami (階上町, Hashikami-cho) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 13,496 (2020 census), area 94 km². Borders 3 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

階上町

Reading

Hashikami-cho

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

13,496 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.8% from 14,025

Area

94 km²

Density

144 people per km²

Households

5,862

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

31.9%

Foreign residents

68 (0.5%)

Code

02446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hashikami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Hashikami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hachinohe City八戸市
• Karumai Town軽米町(Iwate)
• Hirono Town洋野町(Iwate)

Questions about Hashikami

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

Hashikami (階上町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Hashikami?

Hashikami 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 Hashikami?

13,496 at the 2020 census, down 3.8% from 14,025 in 2015. The area is 94 km², which is 144 people per km². 5,862 households. 31.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hashikami?

Three: Hachinohe City (八戸市), Karumai Town (軽米町) in Iwate, and Hirono Town (洋野町) in Iwate. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hashikami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hashikami written in Japanese?

階上町, read Hashikami-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hashikami begin?

青森県三戸郡階上町… (Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Hashikami-cho, …). 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.