Rokkasho六ヶ所村

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

Rokkasho (六ヶ所村, Rokkasho-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture. Population 10,367 (2020 census), area 252.68 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

六ヶ所村

Reading

Rokkasho-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

10,367 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 10,536

Area

252.68 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

5,194

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

25.4%

Foreign residents

116 (1.1%)

Code

02411 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.rokkasho.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Misawa City三沢市
• Noheji Town野辺地町
• Yokohama Town横浜町
• Tohoku Town東北町
• Higashidori Village東通村

Questions about Rokkasho

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

Rokkasho (六ヶ所村) 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 Kamikita District (上北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rokkasho?

Rokkasho 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 Rokkasho?

10,367 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 10,536 in 2015. The area is 252.68 km², which is 41 people per km². 5,194 households. 25.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rokkasho?

Five: Misawa City (三沢市), Noheji Town (野辺地町), Yokohama Town (横浜町), Tohoku Town (東北町), and Higashidori Village (東通村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rokkasho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rokkasho written in Japanese?

六ヶ所村, read Rokkasho-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 Rokkasho begin?

青森県上北郡六ヶ所村… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Rokkasho-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.