Aizubange会津坂下町

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

Aizubange (会津坂下町, Aizubange-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 15,068 (2020 census), area 91.59 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawanuma District, Fukushima 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

会津坂下町

Reading

Aizubange-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawanuma District 河沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

15,068 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.6% from 16,303

Area

91.59 km²

Density

165 people per km²

Households

5,306

Under 15

10.7%

65 and over

36.7%

Foreign residents

127 (0.8%)

Code

07421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aizubange.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Aizubange. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Kitakata City喜多方市
• Nishiaizu Town西会津町
• Yugawa Village湯川村
• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Aizumisato Town会津美里町

Questions about Aizubange

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

Aizubange (会津坂下町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima 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 Kawanuma District (河沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aizubange?

Aizubange is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), 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 Aizubange?

15,068 at the 2020 census, down 7.6% from 16,303 in 2015. The area is 91.59 km², which is 165 people per km². 5,306 households. 36.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aizubange?

Six: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Kitakata City (喜多方市), Nishiaizu Town (西会津町), Yugawa Village (湯川村), Yanaizu Town (柳津町), and Aizumisato Town (会津美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aizubange in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aizubange written in Japanese?

会津坂下町, read Aizubange-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 Aizubange begin?

福島県河沼郡会津坂下町… (Fukushima-ken, Kawanuma-gun, Aizubange-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.