Hiranai平内町

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

Hiranai (平内町, Hiranai-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 10,126 (2020 census), area 217.09 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashitsugaru 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

平内町

Reading

Hiranai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashitsugaru District 東津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

10,126 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 11,142

Area

217.09 km²

Density

47 people per km²

Households

3,796

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

47 (0.5%)

Code

02301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hiranai.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Hiranai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aomori City青森市
• Noheji Town野辺地町
• Shichinohe Town七戸町
• Tohoku Town東北町

Questions about Hiranai

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

Hiranai (平内町) 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 Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hiranai?

Hiranai 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 Hiranai?

10,126 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 11,142 in 2015. The area is 217.09 km², which is 47 people per km². 3,796 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiranai?

Four: Aomori City (青森市), Noheji Town (野辺地町), Shichinohe Town (七戸町), and Tohoku Town (東北町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiranai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiranai written in Japanese?

平内町, read Hiranai-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 Hiranai begin?

青森県東津軽郡平内町… (Aomori-ken, Higashitsugaru-gun, Hiranai-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.