Imabetsu今別町

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

Imabetsu (今別町, Imabetsu-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 2,334 (2020 census), area 125.27 km². Borders 2 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

今別町

Reading

Imabetsu-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

2,334 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.3% from 2,756

Area

125.27 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

1,127

Under 15

4.5%

65 and over

55.3%

Foreign residents

3 (0.1%)

Code

02303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.imabetsu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Goshogawara City五所川原市
• Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町

Questions about Imabetsu

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

Imabetsu (今別町) 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 Imabetsu?

Imabetsu 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 Imabetsu?

2,334 at the 2020 census, down 15.3% from 2,756 in 2015. The area is 125.27 km², which is 19 people per km². 1,127 households. 55.3% of residents are 65 or older and 4.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Imabetsu?

Two: Goshogawara City (五所川原市) and Sotogahama Town (外ヶ浜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Imabetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Imabetsu written in Japanese?

今別町, read Imabetsu-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 Imabetsu begin?

青森県東津軽郡今別町… (Aomori-ken, Higashitsugaru-gun, Imabetsu-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.