Rokunohe六戸町

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

Rokunohe (六戸町, Rokunohe-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 10,447 (2020 census), area 83.89 km². Borders 5 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

六戸町

Reading

Rokunohe-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

10,447 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.2% from 10,423

Area

83.89 km²

Density

125 people per km²

Households

3,840

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

33.8%

Foreign residents

81 (0.8%)

Code

02405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.rokunohe.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Towada City十和田市
• Misawa City三沢市
• Tohoku Town東北町
• Oirase Townおいらせ町
• Gonohe Town五戸町

Questions about Rokunohe

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

Rokunohe (六戸町) 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 Rokunohe?

Rokunohe 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 Rokunohe?

10,447 at the 2020 census, up 0.2% from 10,423 in 2015. The area is 83.89 km², which is 125 people per km². 3,840 households. 33.8% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rokunohe?

Five: Towada City (十和田市), Misawa City (三沢市), Tohoku Town (東北町), Oirase Town (おいらせ町), and Gonohe Town (五戸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rokunohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rokunohe written in Japanese?

六戸町, read Rokunohe-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 Rokunohe begin?

青森県上北郡六戸町… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Rokunohe-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.