Haboro羽幌町

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

Haboro (羽幌町, Haboro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,548 (2020 census), area 472.65 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tomamae 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

羽幌町

Reading

Haboro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tomamae District 苫前郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,548 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.6% from 7,327

Area

472.65 km²

Density

14 people per km²

Households

3,143

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

43.2%

Foreign residents

22 (0.3%)

Code

01484 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.haboro.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Haboro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Horokanai Town幌加内町
• Tomamae Town苫前町
• Shosambetsu Village初山別村
• Embetsu Town遠別町

Questions about Haboro

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

Haboro (羽幌町) 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 Tomamae District (苫前郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Haboro?

Haboro 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 Haboro?

6,548 at the 2020 census, down 10.6% from 7,327 in 2015. The area is 472.65 km², which is 14 people per km². 3,143 households. 43.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Haboro?

Four: Horokanai Town (幌加内町), Tomamae Town (苫前町), Shosambetsu Village (初山別村), and Embetsu Town (遠別町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Haboro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Haboro written in Japanese?

羽幌町, read Haboro-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 Haboro begin?

北海道苫前郡羽幌町… (Hokkaidō, Tomamae-gun, Haboro-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.