Karumai軽米町

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

Karumai (軽米町, Karumai-machi) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 8,421 (2020 census), area 245.82 km². Borders 7 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

軽米町

Reading

Karumai-machi

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

8,421 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 9,333

Area

245.82 km²

Density

34 people per km²

Households

3,274

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

41.8%

Foreign residents

89 (1.1%)

Code

03501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.karumai.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hachinohe City八戸市(Aomori)
• Nambu Town南部町(Aomori)
• Hashikami Town階上町(Aomori)
• Kuji City久慈市
• Ninohe City二戸市
• Kunohe Village九戸村
• Hirono Town洋野町

Questions about Karumai

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

Karumai (軽米町) 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 Kunohe District (九戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Karumai?

Karumai 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 Karumai?

8,421 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 9,333 in 2015. The area is 245.82 km², which is 34 people per km². 3,274 households. 41.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Karumai?

Seven: Hachinohe City (八戸市) in Aomori, Nambu Town (南部町) in Aomori, Hashikami Town (階上町) in Aomori, Kuji City (久慈市), Ninohe City (二戸市), Kunohe Village (九戸村), and Hirono Town (洋野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Karumai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Karumai written in Japanese?

軽米町, read Karumai-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 Karumai begin?

岩手県九戸郡軽米町… (Iwate-ken, Kunohe-gun, Karumai-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.