Tomari泊村

Tomari-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Tomari (泊村, Tomari-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,569 (2020 census), area 82.27 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Furu 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

泊村

Reading

Tomari-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Furu District 古宇郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

1,569 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.4% from 1,771

Area

82.27 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

813

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

39.8%

Foreign residents

3 (0.2%)

Code

01403 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tomari.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tomari. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kyowa Town共和町
• Kamoenai Village神恵内村
• Furubira Town古平町

Questions about Tomari

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

Tomari (泊村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village 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 Furu District (古宇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tomari?

Tomari 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 Tomari?

1,569 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 1,771 in 2015. The area is 82.27 km², which is 19 people per km². 813 households. 39.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tomari?

Three: Kyowa Town (共和町), Kamoenai Village (神恵内村), and Furubira Town (古平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tomari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tomari written in Japanese?

泊村, read Tomari-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tomari begin?

北海道古宇郡泊村… (Hokkaidō, Furu-gun, Tomari-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.