Atsuma厚真町

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

Atsuma (厚真町, Atsuma-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,432 (2020 census), area 404.61 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yufutsu 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

厚真町

Reading

Atsuma-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yufutsu District 勇払郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,432 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 4,838

Area

404.61 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

1,930

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

36.4%

Foreign residents

46 (1.0%)

Code

01581 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.atsuma.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Atsuma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yubari City夕張市
• Tomakomai City苫小牧市
• Yuni Town由仁町
• Abira Town安平町
• Mukawa Townむかわ町

Questions about Atsuma

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

Atsuma (厚真町) 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 Yufutsu District (勇払郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Atsuma?

Atsuma 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 Atsuma?

4,432 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 4,838 in 2015. The area is 404.61 km², which is 11 people per km². 1,930 households. 36.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Atsuma?

Five: Yubari City (夕張市), Tomakomai City (苫小牧市), Yuni Town (由仁町), Abira Town (安平町), and Mukawa Town (むかわ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Atsuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Atsuma written in Japanese?

厚真町, read Atsuma-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 Atsuma begin?

北海道勇払郡厚真町… (Hokkaidō, Yufutsu-gun, Atsuma-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.