Ashibetsu芦別市
Ashibetsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Ashibetsu (芦別市, Ashibetsu-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 12,555 (2020 census), area 865.04 km². Borders 13 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
- 芦別市
- Reading
- Ashibetsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 12,555 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -14.5% from 14,676
- Area
- 865.04 km²
- Density
- 15 people per km²
- Households
- 6,055
- Under 15
- 6.7%
- 65 and over
- 47.8%
- Foreign residents
- 17 (0.1%)
- Code
- 01216 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.ashibetsu.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
13 places share a land border with Ashibetsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Ashibetsu
- Is Ashibetsu a city or a prefecture?
- Ashibetsu (芦別市) 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 Ashibetsu?
- Ashibetsu 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 Ashibetsu?
- 12,555 at the 2020 census, down 14.5% from 14,676 in 2015. The area is 865.04 km², which is 15 people per km². 6,055 households. 47.8% of residents are 65 or older and 6.7% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Ashibetsu?
- 13: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Yubari City (夕張市), Bibai City (美唄市), Akabira City (赤平市), Mikasa City (三笠市), Utashinai City (歌志内市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Furano City (富良野市), Naie Town (奈井江町), Kamisunagawa Town (上砂川町), Biei Town (美瑛町), Nakafurano Town (中富良野町), and Minamifurano Town (南富良野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashibetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Ashibetsu written in Japanese?
- 芦別市, read Ashibetsu-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 Ashibetsu begin?
- 北海道芦別市… (Hokkaidō, Ashibetsu-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.