Fukagawa深川市
Fukagawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Fukagawa (深川市, Fukagawa-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 20,039 (2020 census), area 529.42 km². Borders 9 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 深川市
- Reading
- Fukagawa-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 20,039 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.5% from 21,909
- Area
- 529.42 km²
- Density
- 38 people per km²
- Households
- 9,198
- Under 15
- 8.2%
- 65 and over
- 42.7%
- Foreign residents
- 110 (0.5%)
- Code
- 01228 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.fukagawa.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Fukagawa. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Fukagawa
- Is Fukagawa a city or a prefecture?
- Fukagawa (深川市) 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 Fukagawa?
- Fukagawa 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 Fukagawa?
- 20,039 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 21,909 in 2015. The area is 529.42 km², which is 38 people per km². 9,198 households. 42.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Fukagawa?
- Nine: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Akabira City (赤平市), Takikawa City (滝川市), Moseushi Town (妹背牛町), Chippubetsu Town (秩父別町), Numata Town (沼田町), Horokanai Town (幌加内町), and Obira Town (小平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Fukagawa written in Japanese?
- 深川市, read Fukagawa-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 Fukagawa begin?
- 北海道深川市… (Hokkaidō, Fukagawa-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.