Noheji野辺地町

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

Noheji (野辺地町, Noheji-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 12,374 (2020 census), area 81.68 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikita 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

野辺地町

Reading

Noheji-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikita District 上北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,374 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 13,524

Area

81.68 km²

Density

151 people per km²

Households

5,433

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

38.1%

Foreign residents

151 (1.2%)

Code

02401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.noheji.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hiranai Town平内町
• Yokohama Town横浜町
• Tohoku Town東北町
• Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村

Questions about Noheji

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

Noheji (野辺地町) 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 Kamikita District (上北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Noheji?

Noheji 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 Noheji?

12,374 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 13,524 in 2015. The area is 81.68 km², which is 151 people per km². 5,433 households. 38.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Noheji?

Four: Hiranai Town (平内町), Yokohama Town (横浜町), Tohoku Town (東北町), and Rokkasho Village (六ヶ所村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Noheji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Noheji written in Japanese?

野辺地町, read Noheji-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 Noheji begin?

青森県上北郡野辺地町… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Noheji-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.