Shichinohe七戸町

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

Shichinohe (七戸町, Shichinohe-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 14,556 (2020 census), area 337.23 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

七戸町

Reading

Shichinohe-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

14,556 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 15,709

Area

337.23 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

5,447

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

40.8%

Foreign residents

54 (0.4%)

Code

02402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shichinohe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aomori City青森市
• Towada City十和田市
• Hiranai Town平内町
• Tohoku Town東北町

Questions about Shichinohe

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

Shichinohe (七戸町) 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 Shichinohe?

Shichinohe 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 Shichinohe?

14,556 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 15,709 in 2015. The area is 337.23 km², which is 43 people per km². 5,447 households. 40.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shichinohe?

Four: Aomori City (青森市), Towada City (十和田市), Hiranai Town (平内町), and Tohoku Town (東北町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shichinohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shichinohe written in Japanese?

七戸町, read Shichinohe-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 Shichinohe begin?

青森県上北郡七戸町… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Shichinohe-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.