Towada十和田市

Towada-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Towada (十和田市, Towada-shi) is a city in Aomori Prefecture. Population 60,378 (2020 census), area 725.65 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

十和田市

Reading

Towada-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

60,378 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.8% from 63,429

Area

725.65 km²

Density

83 people per km²

Households

25,540

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

33.9%

Foreign residents

333 (0.6%)

Code

02206 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.towada.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Towada. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aomori City青森市
• Hirakawa City平川市
• Shichinohe Town七戸町
• Rokunohe Town六戸町
• Tohoku Town東北町
• Gonohe Town五戸町
• Shingo Village新郷村
• Kazuno City鹿角市(Akita)
• Kosaka Town小坂町(Akita)

Questions about Towada

Is Towada a city or a prefecture?

Towada (十和田市) is a city (市, shi) in Aomori Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Towada?

Towada 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 Towada?

60,378 at the 2020 census, down 4.8% from 63,429 in 2015. The area is 725.65 km², which is 83 people per km². 25,540 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Towada?

Nine: Aomori City (青森市), Hirakawa City (平川市), Shichinohe Town (七戸町), Rokunohe Town (六戸町), Tohoku Town (東北町), Gonohe Town (五戸町), Shingo Village (新郷村), Kazuno City (鹿角市) in Akita, and Kosaka Town (小坂町) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Towada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Towada written in Japanese?

十和田市, read Towada-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Towada begin?

青森県十和田市… (Aomori-ken, Towada-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.