Hamatombetsu浜頓別町

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

Hamatombetsu (浜頓別町, Hamatombetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,448 (2020 census), area 401.64 km². Borders 4 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

浜頓別町

Reading

Hamatombetsu-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

3,448 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.2% from 3,881

Area

401.64 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

1,716

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

75 (2.2%)

Code

01512 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hamatonbetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Sarufutsu Village猿払村
• Nakatombetsu Town中頓別町
• Esashi Town枝幸町
• Horonobe Town幌延町

Questions about Hamatombetsu

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

Hamatombetsu (浜頓別町) 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 Hamatombetsu?

Hamatombetsu 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 Hamatombetsu?

3,448 at the 2020 census, down 11.2% from 3,881 in 2015. The area is 401.64 km², which is 9 people per km². 1,716 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hamatombetsu?

Four: Sarufutsu Village (猿払村), Nakatombetsu Town (中頓別町), Esashi Town (枝幸町), and Horonobe Town (幌延町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hamatombetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hamatombetsu written in Japanese?

浜頓別町, read Hamatombetsu-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 Hamatombetsu begin?

北海道枝幸郡浜頓別町… (Hokkaidō, Esashi-gun, Hamatombetsu-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.