Yahaba矢巾町

Yahaba-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Yahaba (矢巾町, Yahaba-cho) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 28,056 (2020 census), area 67.32 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shiwa 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

矢巾町

Reading

Yahaba-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shiwa District 紫波郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

28,056 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 27,678

Area

67.32 km²

Density

417 people per km²

Households

10,986

Under 15

12.4%

65 and over

26.3%

Foreign residents

108 (0.4%)

Code

03322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yahaba.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Morioka City盛岡市
• Shizukuishi Town雫石町
• Shiwa Town紫波町

Questions about Yahaba

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

Yahaba (矢巾町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Shiwa District (紫波郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yahaba?

Yahaba 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 Yahaba?

28,056 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 27,678 in 2015. The area is 67.32 km², which is 417 people per km². 10,986 households. 26.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yahaba?

Three: Morioka City (盛岡市), Shizukuishi Town (雫石町), and Shiwa Town (紫波町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yahaba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yahaba written in Japanese?

矢巾町, read Yahaba-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Yahaba begin?

岩手県紫波郡矢巾町… (Iwate-ken, Shiwa-gun, Yahaba-cho, …). 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.