Embetsu遠別町

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

Embetsu (遠別町, Embetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,520 (2020 census), area 590.8 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Teshio 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

遠別町

Reading

Embetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Teshio District 天塩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,520 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 2,806

Area

590.8 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

1,200

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

60 (2.4%)

Code

01486 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.embetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakagawa Town中川町
• Horokanai Town幌加内町
• Haboro Town羽幌町
• Shosambetsu Village初山別村
• Teshio Town天塩町

Questions about Embetsu

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

Embetsu (遠別町) 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 Teshio District (天塩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Embetsu?

Embetsu 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 Embetsu?

2,520 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 2,806 in 2015. The area is 590.8 km², which is 4 people per km². 1,200 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Embetsu?

Five: Nakagawa Town (中川町), Horokanai Town (幌加内町), Haboro Town (羽幌町), Shosambetsu Village (初山別村), and Teshio Town (天塩町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Embetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Embetsu written in Japanese?

遠別町, read Embetsu-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 Embetsu begin?

北海道天塩郡遠別町… (Hokkaidō, Teshio-gun, Embetsu-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.