Assabu厚沢部町

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

Assabu (厚沢部町, Assabu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,592 (2020 census), area 460.58 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiyama 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

厚沢部町

Reading

Assabu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiyama District 檜山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,592 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 4,049

Area

460.58 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

1,654

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

30 (0.8%)

Code

01363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.assabu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hokuto City北斗市
• Kikonai Town木古内町
• Mori Town森町
• Yakumo Town八雲町
• Esashi Town江差町
• Kaminokuni Town上ノ国町
• Otobe Town乙部町

Questions about Assabu

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

Assabu (厚沢部町) 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 Hiyama District (檜山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Assabu?

Assabu 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 Assabu?

3,592 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 4,049 in 2015. The area is 460.58 km², which is 8 people per km². 1,654 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Assabu?

Seven: Hokuto City (北斗市), Kikonai Town (木古内町), Mori Town (森町), Yakumo Town (八雲町), Esashi Town (江差町), Kaminokuni Town (上ノ国町), and Otobe Town (乙部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Assabu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Assabu written in Japanese?

厚沢部町, read Assabu-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 Assabu begin?

北海道檜山郡厚沢部町… (Hokkaidō, Hiyama-gun, Assabu-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.