Bifuka美深町

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

Bifuka (美深町, Bifuka-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,145 (2020 census), area 672.09 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagawa 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

美深町

Reading

Bifuka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagawa District 中川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,145 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 4,659

Area

672.09 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

1,912

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

35 (0.8%)

Code

01469 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.bifuka.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nayoro City名寄市
• Otoineppu Village音威子府村
• Nakagawa Town中川町
• Horokanai Town幌加内町
• Esashi Town枝幸町
• Omu Town雄武町

Questions about Bifuka

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

Bifuka (美深町) 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 Nakagawa District (中川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Bifuka?

Bifuka 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 Bifuka?

4,145 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 4,659 in 2015. The area is 672.09 km², which is 6 people per km². 1,912 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bifuka?

Six: Nayoro City (名寄市), Otoineppu Village (音威子府村), Nakagawa Town (中川町), Horokanai Town (幌加内町), Esashi Town (枝幸町), and Omu Town (雄武町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bifuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bifuka written in Japanese?

美深町, read Bifuka-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 Bifuka begin?

北海道中川郡美深町… (Hokkaidō, Nakagawa-gun, Bifuka-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.