Hiraizumi平泉町

Hiraizumi-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Hiraizumi (平泉町, Hiraizumi-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 7,252 (2020 census), area 63.39 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiiwai District, Iwate 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

平泉町

Reading

Hiraizumi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiiwai District 西磐井郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

7,252 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.8% from 7,868

Area

63.39 km²

Density

114 people per km²

Households

2,409

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

39 (0.5%)

Code

03402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hiraizumi.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Hiraizumi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ichinoseki City一関市
• Oshu City奥州市

Questions about Hiraizumi

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

Hiraizumi (平泉町) is a town (町, cho) in Iwate 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 Nishiiwai District (西磐井郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hiraizumi?

Hiraizumi 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 Hiraizumi?

7,252 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 7,868 in 2015. The area is 63.39 km², which is 114 people per km². 2,409 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiraizumi?

Two: Ichinoseki City (一関市) and Oshu City (奥州市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiraizumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiraizumi written in Japanese?

平泉町, read Hiraizumi-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hiraizumi begin?

岩手県西磐井郡平泉町… (Iwate-ken, Nishiiwai-gun, Hiraizumi-cho, …). 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.