Bihoro美幌町

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

Bihoro (美幌町, Bihoro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 18,697 (2020 census), area 438.41 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abashiri 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

美幌町

Reading

Bihoro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abashiri District 網走郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

18,697 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 20,296

Area

438.41 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

8,309

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.9%

Foreign residents

88 (0.5%)

Code

01543 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.bihoro.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kitami City北見市
• Tsubetsu Town津別町
• Koshimizu Town小清水町
• Ozora Town大空町
• Teshikaga Town弟子屈町

Questions about Bihoro

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

Bihoro (美幌町) 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 Abashiri District (網走郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Bihoro?

Bihoro 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 Bihoro?

18,697 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 20,296 in 2015. The area is 438.41 km², which is 43 people per km². 8,309 households. 35.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bihoro?

Five: Kitami City (北見市), Tsubetsu Town (津別町), Koshimizu Town (小清水町), Ozora Town (大空町), and Teshikaga Town (弟子屈町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bihoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bihoro written in Japanese?

美幌町, read Bihoro-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 Bihoro begin?

北海道網走郡美幌町… (Hokkaidō, Abashiri-gun, Bihoro-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.