Takko田子町

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

Takko (田子町, Takko-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 4,968 (2020 census), area 241.98 km². Borders 4 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

田子町

Reading

Takko-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

4,968 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 5,554

Area

241.98 km²

Density

21 people per km²

Households

1,918

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

43.9%

Foreign residents

13 (0.3%)

Code

02443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sannohe Town三戸町
• Ninohe City二戸市(Iwate)
• Hachimantai City八幡平市(Iwate)
• Kazuno City鹿角市(Akita)

Questions about Takko

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

Takko (田子町) 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 Takko?

Takko 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 Takko?

4,968 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 5,554 in 2015. The area is 241.98 km², which is 21 people per km². 1,918 households. 43.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takko?

Four: Sannohe Town (三戸町), Ninohe City (二戸市) in Iwate, Hachimantai City (八幡平市) in Iwate, and Kazuno City (鹿角市) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takko written in Japanese?

田子町, read Takko-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 Takko begin?

青森県三戸郡田子町… (Aomori-ken, Sannohe-gun, Takko-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.