Esashi枝幸町

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

Esashi (枝幸町, Esashi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,565 (2020 census), area 1,115.93 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Esashi 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

枝幸町

Reading

Esashi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Esashi District 枝幸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,565 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 8,437

Area

1,115.93 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

3,515

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

35.6%

Foreign residents

130 (1.7%)

Code

01514 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.esashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Bifuka Town美深町
• Otoineppu Village音威子府村
• Hamatombetsu Town浜頓別町
• Nakatombetsu Town中頓別町
• Omu Town雄武町

Questions about Esashi

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

Esashi (枝幸町) 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 Esashi District (枝幸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Esashi?

Esashi 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 Esashi?

7,565 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 8,437 in 2015. The area is 1,115.93 km², which is 7 people per km². 3,515 households. 35.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Esashi?

Five: Bifuka Town (美深町), Otoineppu Village (音威子府村), Hamatombetsu Town (浜頓別町), Nakatombetsu Town (中頓別町), and Omu Town (雄武町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Esashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Esashi written in Japanese?

枝幸町, read Esashi-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 Esashi begin?

北海道枝幸郡枝幸町… (Hokkaidō, Esashi-gun, Esashi-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.