Yamada山田町

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

Yamada (山田町, Yamada-machi) is a town in Iwate Prefecture. Population 14,320 (2020 census), area 262.81 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

山田町

Reading

Yamada-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

14,320 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 15,826

Area

262.81 km²

Density

54 people per km²

Households

5,642

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

40.1%

Foreign residents

62 (0.4%)

Code

03482 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yamada.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Miyako City宮古市
• Otsuchi Town大槌町

Questions about Yamada

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

Yamada (山田町) 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 Shimohei District (下閉伊郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamada?

Yamada 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 Yamada?

14,320 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 15,826 in 2015. The area is 262.81 km², which is 54 people per km². 5,642 households. 40.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamada?

Two: Miyako City (宮古市) and Otsuchi Town (大槌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamada in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamada written in Japanese?

山田町, read Yamada-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 Yamada begin?

岩手県下閉伊郡山田町… (Iwate-ken, Shimohei-gun, Yamada-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.