Yomogita蓬田村

Yomogita-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Yomogita (蓬田村, Yomogita-mura) is a village in Aomori Prefecture. Population 2,540 (2020 census), area 80.84 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashitsugaru 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

蓬田村

Reading

Yomogita-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashitsugaru District 東津軽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aomori 青森県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,540 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 2,896

Area

80.84 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

899

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

42.4%

Foreign residents

2 (0.1%)

Code

02304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yomogita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aomori City青森市
• Goshogawara City五所川原市
• Sotogahama Town外ヶ浜町
• Nakadomari Town中泊町

Questions about Yomogita

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

Yomogita (蓬田村) is a village (村, mura) in Aomori Prefecture. A village 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 Higashitsugaru District (東津軽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yomogita?

Yomogita 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 Yomogita?

2,540 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 2,896 in 2015. The area is 80.84 km², which is 31 people per km². 899 households. 42.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yomogita?

Four: Aomori City (青森市), Goshogawara City (五所川原市), Sotogahama Town (外ヶ浜町), and Nakadomari Town (中泊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yomogita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yomogita written in Japanese?

蓬田村, read Yomogita-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yomogita begin?

青森県東津軽郡蓬田村… (Aomori-ken, Higashitsugaru-gun, Yomogita-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.