Hanamaki花巻市

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

Hanamaki (花巻市, Hanamaki-shi) is a city in Iwate Prefecture. Population 93,193 (2020 census), area 908.39 km². Borders 8 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.

Open Hanamaki on the map

Facts

Japanese name

花巻市

Reading

Hanamaki-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

93,193 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 97,702

Area

908.39 km²

Density

103 people per km²

Households

34,724

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

389 (0.4%)

Code

03205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.hanamaki.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Hanamaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Miyako City宮古市
• Kitakami City北上市
• Tono City遠野市
• Oshu City奥州市
• Shizukuishi Town雫石町
• Shiwa Town紫波町
• Nishiwaga Town西和賀町

Questions about Hanamaki

Is Hanamaki a city or a prefecture?

Hanamaki (花巻市) 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 Hanamaki?

Hanamaki 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 Hanamaki?

93,193 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 97,702 in 2015. The area is 908.39 km², which is 103 people per km². 34,724 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hanamaki?

Eight: Morioka City (盛岡市), Miyako City (宮古市), Kitakami City (北上市), Tono City (遠野市), Oshu City (奥州市), Shizukuishi Town (雫石町), Shiwa Town (紫波町), and Nishiwaga Town (西和賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hanamaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hanamaki written in Japanese?

花巻市, read Hanamaki-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 Hanamaki begin?

岩手県花巻市… (Iwate-ken, Hanamaki-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.