Furano富良野市
Furano-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Furano (富良野市, Furano-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 21,131 (2020 census), area 600.71 km². Borders 4 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
- 富良野市
- Reading
- Furano-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 21,131 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -7.9% from 22,936
- Area
- 600.71 km²
- Density
- 35 people per km²
- Households
- 9,538
- Under 15
- 10.5%
- 65 and over
- 34.4%
- Foreign residents
- 232 (1.1%)
- Code
- 01229 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.furano.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Furano. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Furano
- Is Furano a city or a prefecture?
- Furano (富良野市) 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 Furano?
- Furano 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 Furano?
- 21,131 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 22,936 in 2015. The area is 600.71 km², which is 35 people per km². 9,538 households. 34.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Furano?
- Four: Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Kamifurano Town (上富良野町), Nakafurano Town (中富良野町), and Minamifurano Town (南富良野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Furano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Furano written in Japanese?
- 富良野市, read Furano-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 Furano begin?
- 北海道富良野市… (Hokkaidō, Furano-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.