Kazamaura風間浦村

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

Kazamaura (風間浦村, Kazamaura-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture. Population 1,636 (2020 census), area 69.55 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimokita 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

風間浦村

Reading

Kazamaura-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimokita District 下北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,636 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-17.2% from 1,976

Area

69.55 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

750

Under 15

7.6%

65 and over

46.3%

Foreign residents

3 (0.2%)

Code

02425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kazamaura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mutsu Cityむつ市
• Oma Town大間町

Questions about Kazamaura

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

Kazamaura (風間浦村) 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 Shimokita District (下北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kazamaura?

Kazamaura 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 Kazamaura?

1,636 at the 2020 census, down 17.2% from 1,976 in 2015. The area is 69.55 km², which is 24 people per km². 750 households. 46.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kazamaura?

Two: Mutsu City (むつ市) and Oma Town (大間町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kazamaura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kazamaura written in Japanese?

風間浦村, read Kazamaura-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 Kazamaura begin?

青森県下北郡風間浦村… (Aomori-ken, Shimokita-gun, Kazamaura-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.