Ashoro足寄町

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

Ashoro (足寄町, Ashoro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,563 (2020 census), area 1,408.04 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashoro 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

足寄町

Reading

Ashoro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashoro District 足寄郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,563 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 6,990

Area

1,408.04 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

3,097

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

39.9%

Foreign residents

26 (0.4%)

Code

01647 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ashoro.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Ashoro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kushiro City釧路市
• Tsubetsu Town津別町
• Oketo Town置戸町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Hombetsu Town本別町
• Rikubetsu Town陸別町
• Shiranuka Town白糠町

Questions about Ashoro

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

Ashoro (足寄町) 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 Ashoro District (足寄郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ashoro?

Ashoro 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 Ashoro?

6,563 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 6,990 in 2015. The area is 1,408.04 km², which is 5 people per km². 3,097 households. 39.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ashoro?

Seven: Kushiro City (釧路市), Tsubetsu Town (津別町), Oketo Town (置戸町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), Hombetsu Town (本別町), Rikubetsu Town (陸別町), and Shiranuka Town (白糠町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ashoro written in Japanese?

足寄町, read Ashoro-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 Ashoro begin?

北海道足寄郡足寄町… (Hokkaidō, Ashoro-gun, Ashoro-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.