Hirono洋野町

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

Hirono (洋野町, Hirono-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 15,091 (2020 census), area 302.92 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kunohe 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

洋野町

Reading

Hirono-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kunohe District 九戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

15,091 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 16,693

Area

302.92 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

5,793

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

41.6%

Foreign residents

51 (0.3%)

Code

03507 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hirono.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Hirono. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hashikami Town階上町(Aomori)
• Kuji City久慈市
• Karumai Town軽米町

Questions about Hirono

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

Hirono (洋野町) 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 Kunohe District (九戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hirono?

Hirono 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 Hirono?

15,091 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 16,693 in 2015. The area is 302.92 km², which is 50 people per km². 5,793 households. 41.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirono?

Three: Hashikami Town (階上町) in Aomori, Kuji City (久慈市), and Karumai Town (軽米町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirono written in Japanese?

洋野町, read Hirono-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 Hirono begin?

岩手県九戸郡洋野町… (Iwate-ken, Kunohe-gun, Hirono-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.