Anamizu穴水町

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

Anamizu (穴水町, Anamizu-machi) is a town in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 7,890 (2020 census), area 183.21 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hosu District, Ishikawa 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

穴水町

Reading

Anamizu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hosu District 鳳珠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ishikawa 石川県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,890 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 8,786

Area

183.21 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

3,288

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

49.1%

Foreign residents

83 (1.1%)

Code

17461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.anamizu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nanao City七尾市
• Wajima City輪島市
• Shika Town志賀町
• Noto Town能登町

Questions about Anamizu

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

Anamizu (穴水町) is a town (町, machi) in Ishikawa 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 Hosu District (鳳珠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Anamizu?

Anamizu is in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Anamizu?

7,890 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 8,786 in 2015. The area is 183.21 km², which is 43 people per km². 3,288 households. 49.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Anamizu?

Four: Nanao City (七尾市), Wajima City (輪島市), Shika Town (志賀町), and Noto Town (能登町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Anamizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Anamizu written in Japanese?

穴水町, read Anamizu-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 Anamizu begin?

石川県鳳珠郡穴水町… (Ishikawa-ken, Hosu-gun, Anamizu-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.