Betsukai別海町

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

Betsukai (別海町, Betsukai-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 14,380 (2020 census), area 1,319.63 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Notsuke 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

別海町

Reading

Betsukai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Notsuke District 野付郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

14,380 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 15,273

Area

1,319.63 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

6,092

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

28.5%

Foreign residents

399 (2.8%)

Code

01691 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

betsukai.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Betsukai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nemuro City根室市
• Akkeshi Town厚岸町
• Hamanaka Town浜中町
• Shibecha Town標茶町
• Nakashibetsu Town中標津町
• Shibetsu Town標津町

Questions about Betsukai

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

Betsukai (別海町) 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 Notsuke District (野付郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Betsukai?

Betsukai 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 Betsukai?

14,380 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 15,273 in 2015. The area is 1,319.63 km², which is 11 people per km². 6,092 households. 28.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Betsukai?

Six: Nemuro City (根室市), Akkeshi Town (厚岸町), Hamanaka Town (浜中町), Shibecha Town (標茶町), Nakashibetsu Town (中標津町), and Shibetsu Town (標津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Betsukai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Betsukai written in Japanese?

別海町, read Betsukai-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 Betsukai begin?

北海道野付郡別海町… (Hokkaidō, Notsuke-gun, Betsukai-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.