Shingo新郷村

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

Shingo (新郷村, Shingo-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture. Population 2,197 (2020 census), area 150.77 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

新郷村

Reading

Shingo-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

2,197 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.4% from 2,509

Area

150.77 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

788

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

49.3%

Foreign residents

8 (0.4%)

Code

02450 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shingo.aomori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Towada City十和田市
• Sannohe Town三戸町
• Gonohe Town五戸町
• Nambu Town南部町
• Kazuno City鹿角市(Akita)

Questions about Shingo

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

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

Where is Shingo?

Shingo 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 Shingo?

2,197 at the 2020 census, down 12.4% from 2,509 in 2015. The area is 150.77 km², which is 15 people per km². 788 households. 49.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shingo?

Five: Towada City (十和田市), Sannohe Town (三戸町), Gonohe Town (五戸町), Nambu Town (南部町), and Kazuno City (鹿角市) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shingo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shingo written in Japanese?

新郷村, read Shingo-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 Shingo begin?

青森県三戸郡新郷村… (Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Shingo-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.