Kunohe九戸村

Kunohe-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Kunohe (九戸村, Kunohe-mura) is a village in Iwate Prefecture. Population 5,378 (2020 census), area 134.02 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

九戸村

Reading

Kunohe-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

5,378 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 5,865

Area

134.02 km²

Density

40 people per km²

Households

1,924

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

44.2%

Foreign residents

16 (0.3%)

Code

03506 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kunohe.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kuji City久慈市
• Ninohe City二戸市
• Kuzumaki Town葛巻町
• Karumai Town軽米町
• Ichinohe Town一戸町

Questions about Kunohe

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

Kunohe (九戸村) is a village (村, mura) in Iwate Prefecture. A village 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 Kunohe?

Kunohe 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 Kunohe?

5,378 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 5,865 in 2015. The area is 134.02 km², which is 40 people per km². 1,924 households. 44.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kunohe?

Five: Kuji City (久慈市), Ninohe City (二戸市), Kuzumaki Town (葛巻町), Karumai Town (軽米町), and Ichinohe Town (一戸町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kunohe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kunohe written in Japanese?

九戸村, read Kunohe-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kunohe begin?

岩手県九戸郡九戸村… (Iwate-ken, Kunohe-gun, Kunohe-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.