Akkeshi厚岸町

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

Akkeshi (厚岸町, Akkeshi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 8,892 (2020 census), area 739.27 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Akkeshi 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

厚岸町

Reading

Akkeshi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Akkeshi District 厚岸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

8,892 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 9,778

Area

739.27 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

4,021

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

35.8%

Foreign residents

156 (1.8%)

Code

01662 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.akkeshi-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kushiro Town釧路町
• Hamanaka Town浜中町
• Shibecha Town標茶町
• Betsukai Town別海町

Questions about Akkeshi

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

Akkeshi (厚岸町) 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 Akkeshi District (厚岸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Akkeshi?

Akkeshi 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 Akkeshi?

8,892 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 9,778 in 2015. The area is 739.27 km², which is 12 people per km². 4,021 households. 35.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Akkeshi?

Four: Kushiro Town (釧路町), Hamanaka Town (浜中町), Shibecha Town (標茶町), and Betsukai Town (別海町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Akkeshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Akkeshi written in Japanese?

厚岸町, read Akkeshi-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 Akkeshi begin?

北海道厚岸郡厚岸町… (Hokkaidō, Akkeshi-gun, Akkeshi-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.