Ichinohe一戸町

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

Ichinohe (一戸町, Ichinohe-machi) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 11,494 (2020 census), area 300.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ninohe 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

一戸町

Reading

Ichinohe-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ninohe District 二戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

11,494 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 12,919

Area

300.03 km²

Density

38 people per km²

Households

4,574

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

42.5%

Foreign residents

151 (1.3%)

Code

03524 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ichinohe.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Ichinohe. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ninohe City二戸市
• Hachimantai City八幡平市
• Kuzumaki Town葛巻町
• Iwate Town岩手町
• Kunohe Village九戸村

Questions about Ichinohe

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

Ichinohe (一戸町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Ninohe District (二戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ichinohe?

Ichinohe 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 Ichinohe?

11,494 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 12,919 in 2015. The area is 300.03 km², which is 38 people per km². 4,574 households. 42.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ichinohe?

Five: Ninohe City (二戸市), Hachimantai City (八幡平市), Kuzumaki Town (葛巻町), Iwate Town (岩手町), and Kunohe Village (九戸村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ichinohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ichinohe written in Japanese?

一戸町, read Ichinohe-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 Ichinohe begin?

岩手県二戸郡一戸町… (Iwate-ken, Ninohe-gun, Ichinohe-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.