Ebetsu江別市

Ebetsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Ebetsu (江別市, Ebetsu-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 121,056 (2020 census), area 187.38 km². Borders 8 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

江別市

Reading

Ebetsu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

121,056 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 120,636

Area

187.38 km²

Density

646 people per km²

Households

53,977

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

30.5%

Foreign residents

686 (0.6%)

Code

01217 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.ebetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ebetsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashi Ward東区(Sapporo)
• Shiroishi Ward白石区(Sapporo)
• Atsubetsu Ward厚別区(Sapporo)
• Iwamizawa City岩見沢市
• Kitahiroshima City北広島市
• Tobetsu Town当別町
• Shinshinotsu Village新篠津村
• Namporo Town南幌町

Questions about Ebetsu

Is Ebetsu a city or a prefecture?

Ebetsu (江別市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Ebetsu?

Ebetsu 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 Ebetsu?

121,056 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 120,636 in 2015. The area is 187.38 km², which is 646 people per km². 53,977 households. 30.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ebetsu?

Eight: Higashi Ward (東区) of Sapporo, Shiroishi Ward (白石区) of Sapporo, Atsubetsu Ward (厚別区) of Sapporo, Iwamizawa City (岩見沢市), Kitahiroshima City (北広島市), Tobetsu Town (当別町), Shinshinotsu Village (新篠津村), and Namporo Town (南幌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ebetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ebetsu written in Japanese?

江別市, read Ebetsu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ebetsu begin?

北海道江別市… (Hokkaidō, Ebetsu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.