Iwaizumi岩泉町

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

Iwaizumi (岩泉町, Iwaizumi-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 8,726 (2020 census), area 992.36 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimohei 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

岩泉町

Reading

Iwaizumi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimohei District 下閉伊郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

8,726 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 9,841

Area

992.36 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

3,957

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

44.3%

Foreign residents

61 (0.7%)

Code

03483 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.iwaizumi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Iwaizumi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Miyako City宮古市
• Kuji City久慈市
• Kuzumaki Town葛巻町
• Tanohata Village田野畑村
• Fudai Village普代村
• Noda Village野田村

Questions about Iwaizumi

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

Iwaizumi (岩泉町) 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 Shimohei District (下閉伊郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iwaizumi?

Iwaizumi 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 Iwaizumi?

8,726 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 9,841 in 2015. The area is 992.36 km², which is 9 people per km². 3,957 households. 44.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwaizumi?

Seven: Morioka City (盛岡市), Miyako City (宮古市), Kuji City (久慈市), Kuzumaki Town (葛巻町), Tanohata Village (田野畑村), Fudai Village (普代村), and Noda Village (野田村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwaizumi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwaizumi written in Japanese?

岩泉町, read Iwaizumi-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 Iwaizumi begin?

岩手県下閉伊郡岩泉町… (Iwate-ken, Shimohei-gun, Iwaizumi-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.