Itayanagi板柳町

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

Itayanagi (板柳町, Itayanagi-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 12,700 (2020 census), area 41.88 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitatsugaru 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

板柳町

Reading

Itayanagi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitatsugaru District 北津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,700 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.9% from 13,935

Area

41.88 km²

Density

303 people per km²

Households

4,476

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

38.0%

Foreign residents

19 (0.1%)

Code

02381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsuruta.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aomori City青森市
• Hirosaki City弘前市
• Goshogawara City五所川原市
• Fujisaki Town藤崎町
• Tsuruta Town鶴田町

Questions about Itayanagi

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

Itayanagi (板柳町) 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 Kitatsugaru District (北津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Itayanagi?

Itayanagi 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 Itayanagi?

12,700 at the 2020 census, down 8.9% from 13,935 in 2015. The area is 41.88 km², which is 303 people per km². 4,476 households. 38.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Itayanagi?

Five: Aomori City (青森市), Hirosaki City (弘前市), Goshogawara City (五所川原市), Fujisaki Town (藤崎町), and Tsuruta Town (鶴田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Itayanagi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Itayanagi written in Japanese?

板柳町, read Itayanagi-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 Itayanagi begin?

青森県北津軽郡板柳町… (Aomori-ken, Kitatsugaru-gun, Itayanagi-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.