Tsuruta鶴田町

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

Tsuruta (鶴田町, Tsuruta-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 12,074 (2020 census), area 46.43 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kitatsugaru 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

鶴田町

Reading

Tsuruta-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kitatsugaru District 北津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,074 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 13,392

Area

46.43 km²

Density

260 people per km²

Households

4,256

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

37.9%

Foreign residents

15 (0.1%)

Code

02384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsuruta.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hirosaki City弘前市
• Goshogawara City五所川原市
• Tsugaru Cityつがる市
• Itayanagi Town板柳町

Questions about Tsuruta

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

Tsuruta (鶴田町) 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 Kitatsugaru District (北津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsuruta?

Tsuruta 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 Tsuruta?

12,074 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 13,392 in 2015. The area is 46.43 km², which is 260 people per km². 4,256 households. 37.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsuruta?

Four: Hirosaki City (弘前市), Goshogawara City (五所川原市), Tsugaru City (つがる市), and Itayanagi Town (板柳町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsuruta in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsuruta written in Japanese?

鶴田町, read Tsuruta-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 Tsuruta begin?

青森県北津軽郡鶴田町… (Aomori-ken, Kitatsugaru-gun, Tsuruta-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.