Sannohe三戸町

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

Sannohe (三戸町, Sannohe-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 9,082 (2020 census), area 151.79 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sannohe 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

三戸町

Reading

Sannohe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sannohe District 三戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

9,082 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 10,135

Area

151.79 km²

Density

60 people per km²

Households

3,566

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

41.8%

Foreign residents

34 (0.4%)

Code

02441 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sannohe.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takko Town田子町
• Nambu Town南部町
• Shingo Village新郷村
• Ninohe City二戸市(Iwate)
• Kazuno City鹿角市(Akita)

Questions about Sannohe

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

Sannohe (三戸町) 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 Sannohe District (三戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sannohe?

Sannohe 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 Sannohe?

9,082 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 10,135 in 2015. The area is 151.79 km², which is 60 people per km². 3,566 households. 41.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sannohe?

Five: Takko Town (田子町), Nambu Town (南部町), Shingo Village (新郷村), Ninohe City (二戸市) in Iwate, and Kazuno City (鹿角市) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sannohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sannohe written in Japanese?

三戸町, read Sannohe-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 Sannohe begin?

青森県三戸郡三戸町… (Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Sannohe-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.