Inakadate田舎館村

Inakadate-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Inakadate (田舎館村, Inakadate-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture. Population 7,326 (2020 census), area 22.35 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamitsugaru 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

田舎館村

Reading

Inakadate-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamitsugaru District 南津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,326 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 7,783

Area

22.35 km²

Density

328 people per km²

Households

2,401

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

36.0%

Foreign residents

11 (0.2%)

Code

02367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.inakadate.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hirosaki City弘前市
• Kuroishi City黒石市
• Hirakawa City平川市
• Fujisaki Town藤崎町

Questions about Inakadate

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

Inakadate (田舎館村) is a village (村, mura) in Aomori Prefecture. A village 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 Minamitsugaru District (南津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Inakadate?

Inakadate 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 Inakadate?

7,326 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 7,783 in 2015. The area is 22.35 km², which is 328 people per km². 2,401 households. 36.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Inakadate?

Four: Hirosaki City (弘前市), Kuroishi City (黒石市), Hirakawa City (平川市), and Fujisaki Town (藤崎町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inakadate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Inakadate written in Japanese?

田舎館村, read Inakadate-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Inakadate begin?

青森県南津軽郡田舎館村… (Aomori-ken, Minamitsugaru-gun, Inakadate-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.