Aibetsu愛別町

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

Aibetsu (愛別町, Aibetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,605 (2020 census), area 250.13 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

愛別町

Reading

Aibetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,605 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.5% from 2,976

Area

250.13 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,189

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

46.3%

Foreign residents

40 (1.5%)

Code

01456 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.aibetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shibetsu City士別市
• Toma Town当麻町
• Pippu Town比布町
• Kamikawa Town上川町

Questions about Aibetsu

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

Aibetsu (愛別町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aibetsu?

Aibetsu 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 Aibetsu?

2,605 at the 2020 census, down 12.5% from 2,976 in 2015. The area is 250.13 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,189 households. 46.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aibetsu?

Four: Shibetsu City (士別市), Toma Town (当麻町), Pippu Town (比布町), and Kamikawa Town (上川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aibetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aibetsu written in Japanese?

愛別町, read Aibetsu-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 Aibetsu begin?

北海道上川郡愛別町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Aibetsu-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.