Tozawa戸沢村

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

Tozawa (戸沢村, Tozawa-mura) is a village in Yamagata Prefecture. Population 4,199 (2020 census), area 261.31 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Mogami 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

戸沢村

Reading

Tozawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Mogami District 最上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamagata 山形県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,199 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.0% from 4,773

Area

261.31 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

1,359

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

40.6%

Foreign residents

60 (1.4%)

Code

06367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tozawa.yamagata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sakata City酒田市
• Shinjo City新庄市
• Okura Village大蔵村
• Sakegawa Village鮭川村
• Shonai Town庄内町

Questions about Tozawa

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

Tozawa (戸沢村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamagata 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 Mogami District (最上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tozawa?

Tozawa 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 Tozawa?

4,199 at the 2020 census, down 12.0% from 4,773 in 2015. The area is 261.31 km², which is 16 people per km². 1,359 households. 40.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tozawa?

Five: Sakata City (酒田市), Shinjo City (新庄市), Okura Village (大蔵村), Sakegawa Village (鮭川村), and Shonai Town (庄内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tozawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tozawa written in Japanese?

戸沢村, read Tozawa-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 Tozawa begin?

山形県最上郡戸沢村… (Yamagata-ken, Mogami-gun, Tozawa-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.