Iwate岩手町

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

Iwate (岩手町, Iwate-machi) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 12,285 (2020 census), area 360.46 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwate 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

岩手町

Reading

Iwate-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwate District 岩手郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,285 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 13,692

Area

360.46 km²

Density

34 people per km²

Households

4,773

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

39.9%

Foreign residents

165 (1.3%)

Code

03303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.iwate.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Iwate. Borders across water are not counted.

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Hachimantai City八幡平市
• Kuzumaki Town葛巻町
• Ichinohe Town一戸町

Questions about Iwate

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

Iwate (岩手町) 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 Iwate District (岩手郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iwate?

Iwate 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 Iwate?

12,285 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 13,692 in 2015. The area is 360.46 km², which is 34 people per km². 4,773 households. 39.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwate?

Four: Morioka City (盛岡市), Hachimantai City (八幡平市), Kuzumaki Town (葛巻町), and Ichinohe Town (一戸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwate written in Japanese?

岩手町, read Iwate-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 Iwate begin?

岩手県岩手郡岩手町… (Iwate-ken, Iwate-gun, Iwate-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.