Hachimantai八幡平市

Hachimantai-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Hachimantai (八幡平市, Hachimantai-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 24,023 (2020 census), area 862.3 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

八幡平市

Reading

Hachimantai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

24,023 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 26,355

Area

862.3 km²

Density

28 people per km²

Households

9,152

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

41.4%

Foreign residents

97 (0.4%)

Code

03214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hachimantai.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Hachimantai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takko Town田子町(Aomori)
• Morioka City盛岡市
• Ninohe City二戸市
• Takizawa City滝沢市
• Shizukuishi Town雫石町
• Iwate Town岩手町
• Ichinohe Town一戸町
• Kazuno City鹿角市(Akita)
• Semboku City仙北市(Akita)

Questions about Hachimantai

Is Hachimantai a city or a prefecture?

Hachimantai (八幡平市) is a city (市, shi) in Iwate Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Hachimantai?

Hachimantai is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), 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 Hachimantai?

24,023 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 26,355 in 2015. The area is 862.3 km², which is 28 people per km². 9,152 households. 41.4% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hachimantai?

Nine: Takko Town (田子町) in Aomori, Morioka City (盛岡市), Ninohe City (二戸市), Takizawa City (滝沢市), Shizukuishi Town (雫石町), Iwate Town (岩手町), Ichinohe Town (一戸町), Kazuno City (鹿角市) in Akita, and Semboku City (仙北市) in Akita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hachimantai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hachimantai written in Japanese?

八幡平市, read Hachimantai-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hachimantai begin?

岩手県八幡平市… (Iwate-ken, Hachimantai-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.