Kahoku河北町

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

Kahoku (河北町, Kahoku-cho) is a town in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 17,641 (2020 census), area 52.45 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishimurayama 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

河北町

Reading

Kahoku-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishimurayama District 西村山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

17,641 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.9% from 18,952

Area

52.45 km²

Density

336 people per km²

Households

5,929

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

184 (1.0%)

Code

06321 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kahoku.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kahoku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sagae City寒河江市
• Murayama City村山市
• Tendo City天童市
• Higashine City東根市

Questions about Kahoku

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

Kahoku (河北町) is a town (町, cho) 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 Nishimurayama District (西村山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kahoku?

Kahoku 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 Kahoku?

17,641 at the 2020 census, down 6.9% from 18,952 in 2015. The area is 52.45 km², which is 336 people per km². 5,929 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kahoku?

Four: Sagae City (寒河江市), Murayama City (村山市), Tendo City (天童市), and Higashine City (東根市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kahoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kahoku written in Japanese?

河北町, read Kahoku-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 Kahoku begin?

山形県西村山郡河北町… (Yamagata-ken, Nishimurayama-gun, Kahoku-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.