Sotogahama外ヶ浜町

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

Sotogahama (外ヶ浜町, Sotogahama-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 5,401 (2020 census), area 230.3 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashitsugaru 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.

Open Sotogahama on the map

Facts

Japanese name

外ヶ浜町

Reading

Sotogahama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashitsugaru District 東津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,401 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.9% from 6,198

Area

230.3 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

2,358

Under 15

5.3%

65 and over

51.0%

Foreign residents

36 (0.7%)

Code

02307 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sotogahama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Goshogawara City五所川原市
• Imabetsu Town今別町
• Yomogita Village蓬田村
• Nakadomari Town中泊町

Questions about Sotogahama

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

Sotogahama (外ヶ浜町) 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 Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sotogahama?

Sotogahama 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 Sotogahama?

5,401 at the 2020 census, down 12.9% from 6,198 in 2015. The area is 230.3 km², which is 23 people per km². 2,358 households. 51.0% of residents are 65 or older and 5.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sotogahama?

Four: Goshogawara City (五所川原市), Imabetsu Town (今別町), Yomogita Village (蓬田村), and Nakadomari Town (中泊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sotogahama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sotogahama written in Japanese?

外ヶ浜町, read Sotogahama-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 Sotogahama begin?

青森県東津軽郡外ヶ浜町… (Aomori-ken, Higashitsugaru-gun, Sotogahama-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.