Yokohama横浜町

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

Yokohama (横浜町, Yokohama-machi) is a town in Aomori Prefecture. Population 4,229 (2020 census), area 126.38 km². Borders 4 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

横浜町

Reading

Yokohama-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

4,229 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 4,535

Area

126.38 km²

Density

33 people per km²

Households

1,813

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

76 (1.8%)

Code

02406 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yokohama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mutsu Cityむつ市
• Noheji Town野辺地町
• Rokkasho Village六ヶ所村
• Higashidori Village東通村

Questions about Yokohama

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

Yokohama (横浜町) 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 Kamikita District (上北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yokohama?

Yokohama 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 Yokohama?

4,229 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 4,535 in 2015. The area is 126.38 km², which is 33 people per km². 1,813 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yokohama?

Four: Mutsu City (むつ市), Noheji Town (野辺地町), Rokkasho Village (六ヶ所村), and Higashidori Village (東通村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yokohama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yokohama written in Japanese?

横浜町, read Yokohama-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 Yokohama begin?

青森県上北郡横浜町… (Aomori-ken, Kamikita-gun, Yokohama-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.