Iide飯豊町

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

Iide (飯豊町, Iide-machi) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 6,613 (2020 census), area 329.41 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishiokitama District, Yamagata 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

飯豊町

Reading

Iide-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishiokitama District 西置賜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,613 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 7,304

Area

329.41 km²

Density

20 people per km²

Households

2,125

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

38.7%

Foreign residents

48 (0.7%)

Code

06403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.iide.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yonezawa City米沢市
• Nagai City長井市
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Oguni Town小国町
• Kitakata City喜多方市(Fukushima)

Questions about Iide

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

Iide (飯豊町) is a town (町, machi) in Yamagata 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 Nishiokitama District (西置賜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iide?

Iide is in Yamagata Prefecture (山形県), 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 Iide?

6,613 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 7,304 in 2015. The area is 329.41 km², which is 20 people per km². 2,125 households. 38.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iide?

Five: Yonezawa City (米沢市), Nagai City (長井市), Kawanishi Town (川西町), Oguni Town (小国町), and Kitakata City (喜多方市) in Fukushima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iide in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iide written in Japanese?

飯豊町, read Iide-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 Iide begin?

山形県西置賜郡飯豊町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishiokitama-gun, Iide-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.