Asahikawa旭川市
Asahikawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Asahikawa (旭川市, Asahikawa-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 329,306 (2020 census), area 747.66 km². Borders 11 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
- 旭川市
- Reading
- Asahikawa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 329,306 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -3.0% from 339,605
- Area
- 747.66 km²
- Density
- 440 people per km²
- Households
- 156,195
- Under 15
- 10.6%
- 65 and over
- 34.6%
- Foreign residents
- 1,153 (0.4%)
- Code
- 01204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
11 places share a land border with Asahikawa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Asahikawa
- Is Asahikawa a city or a prefecture?
- Asahikawa (旭川市) 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 Asahikawa?
- Asahikawa 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 Asahikawa?
- 329,306 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 339,605 in 2015. The area is 747.66 km², which is 440 people per km². 156,195 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Asahikawa?
- 11: Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Takasu Town (鷹栖町), Higashikagura Town (東神楽町), Toma Town (当麻町), Pippu Town (比布町), Kamikawa Town (上川町), Higashikawa Town (東川町), Biei Town (美瑛町), Wassamu Town (和寒町), and Horokanai Town (幌加内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asahikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Asahikawa written in Japanese?
- 旭川市, read Asahikawa-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 Asahikawa begin?
- 北海道旭川市… (Hokkaidō, Asahikawa-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.