Tanohata田野畑村

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

Tanohata (田野畑村, Tanohata-mura) is a village in Iwate Prefecture. Population 3,059 (2020 census), area 156.19 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

田野畑村

Reading

Tanohata-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

3,059 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.7% from 3,466

Area

156.19 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

1,233

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

42.4%

Foreign residents

29 (0.9%)

Code

03484 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tanohata.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Tanohata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iwaizumi Town岩泉町
• Fudai Village普代村

Questions about Tanohata

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

Tanohata (田野畑村) 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 Shimohei District (下閉伊郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tanohata?

Tanohata 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 Tanohata?

3,059 at the 2020 census, down 11.7% from 3,466 in 2015. The area is 156.19 km², which is 20 people per km². 1,233 households. 42.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tanohata?

Two: Iwaizumi Town (岩泉町) and Fudai Village (普代村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tanohata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tanohata written in Japanese?

田野畑村, read Tanohata-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 Tanohata begin?

岩手県下閉伊郡田野畑村… (Iwate-ken, Shimohei-gun, Tanohata-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.