Tohoku東北町

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

Tohoku (東北町, Tohoku-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 16,428 (2020 census), area 326.5 km². Borders 7 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

東北町

Reading

Tohoku-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

16,428 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 17,955

Area

326.5 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

5,871

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

38.4%

Foreign residents

103 (0.6%)

Code

02408 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tohoku.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Tohoku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Towada City十和田市
• Misawa City三沢市
• Hiranai Town平内町
• Noheji Town野辺地町
• Shichinohe Town七戸町
• Rokunohe Town六戸町
• Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村

Questions about Tohoku

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

Tohoku (東北町) 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 Tohoku?

Tohoku 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 Tohoku?

16,428 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 17,955 in 2015. The area is 326.5 km², which is 50 people per km². 5,871 households. 38.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tohoku?

Seven: Towada City (十和田市), Misawa City (三沢市), Hiranai Town (平内町), Noheji Town (野辺地町), Shichinohe Town (七戸町), Rokunohe Town (六戸町), and Rokkasho Village (六ヶ所村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tohoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tohoku written in Japanese?

東北町, read Tohoku-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 Tohoku begin?

青森県上北郡東北町… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Tohoku-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.