Abira安平町

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

Abira (安平町, Abira-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,340 (2020 census), area 237.16 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yufutsu District, Hokkaidō 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

安平町

Reading

Abira-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yufutsu District 勇払郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,340 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 8,148

Area

237.16 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

3,451

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

73 (1.0%)

Code

01585 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.abira.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tomakomai City苫小牧市
• Chitose City千歳市
• Yuni Town由仁町
• Atsuma Town厚真町

Questions about Abira

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

Abira (安平町) is a town (町, cho) in Hokkaidō 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 Yufutsu District (勇払郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Abira?

Abira 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 Abira?

7,340 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 8,148 in 2015. The area is 237.16 km², which is 31 people per km². 3,451 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Abira?

Four: Tomakomai City (苫小牧市), Chitose City (千歳市), Yuni Town (由仁町), and Atsuma Town (厚真町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Abira in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Abira written in Japanese?

安平町, read Abira-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 Abira begin?

北海道勇払郡安平町… (Hokkaidō, Yufutsu-gun, Abira-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.