Noda野田村

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

Noda (野田村, Noda-mura) is a village in Iwate Prefecture. Population 3,936 (2020 census), area 80.8 km². Borders 3 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

野田村

Reading

Noda-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

3,936 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.1% from 4,149

Area

80.8 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

1,503

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

38.5%

Foreign residents

22 (0.6%)

Code

03503 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.noda.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Noda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kuji City久慈市
• Iwaizumi Town岩泉町
• Fudai Village普代村

Questions about Noda

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

Noda (野田村) 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 Noda?

Noda 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 Noda?

3,936 at the 2020 census, down 5.1% from 4,149 in 2015. The area is 80.8 km², which is 49 people per km². 1,503 households. 38.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Noda?

Three: Kuji City (久慈市), Iwaizumi Town (岩泉町), and Fudai Village (普代村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Noda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Noda written in Japanese?

野田村, read Noda-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 Noda begin?

岩手県九戸郡野田村… (Iwate-ken, Kunohe-gun, Noda-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.