Abashiri網走市
Abashiri-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Abashiri (網走市, Abashiri-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 35,759 (2020 census), area 471 km². Borders 3 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 網走市
- Reading
- Abashiri-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 35,759 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.5% from 39,077
- Area
- 471 km²
- Density
- 76 people per km²
- Households
- 17,253
- Under 15
- 10.4%
- 65 and over
- 31.6%
- Foreign residents
- 321 (0.9%)
- Code
- 01211 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.abashiri.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Abashiri. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Abashiri
- Is Abashiri a city or a prefecture?
- Abashiri (網走市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Abashiri?
- Abashiri is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
- What is the population of Abashiri?
- 35,759 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 39,077 in 2015. The area is 471 km², which is 76 people per km². 17,253 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Abashiri?
- Three: Kitami City (北見市), Koshimizu Town (小清水町), and Ozora Town (大空町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Abashiri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Abashiri written in Japanese?
- 網走市, read Abashiri-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Abashiri begin?
- 北海道網走市… (Hokkaidō, Abashiri-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.