Erimoえりも町

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

Erimo (えりも町, Erimo-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,374 (2020 census), area 284 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Horoizumi 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

えりも町

Reading

Erimo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Horoizumi District 幌泉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,374 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.8% from 4,906

Area

284 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

1,822

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

39 (0.9%)

Code

01609 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.erimo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Erimo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Samani Town様似町
• Hiro Town広尾町

Questions about Erimo

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

Erimo (えりも町) 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 Horoizumi District (幌泉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Erimo?

Erimo 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 Erimo?

4,374 at the 2020 census, down 10.8% from 4,906 in 2015. The area is 284 km², which is 15 people per km². 1,822 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Erimo?

Two: Samani Town (様似町) and Hiro Town (広尾町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Erimo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Erimo written in Japanese?

えりも町, read Erimo-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 Erimo begin?

北海道幌泉郡えりも町… (Hokkaidō, Horoizumi-gun, Erimo-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.