Higashikagura東神楽町

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

Higashikagura (東神楽町, Higashikagura-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 10,127 (2020 census), area 68.5 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

東神楽町

Reading

Higashikagura-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

10,127 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.0% from 10,233

Area

68.5 km²

Density

148 people per km²

Households

3,840

Under 15

15.3%

65 and over

29.1%

Foreign residents

43 (0.4%)

Code

01453 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.higashikagura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Higashikawa Town東川町
• Biei Town美瑛町

Questions about Higashikagura

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

Higashikagura (東神楽町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashikagura?

Higashikagura 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 Higashikagura?

10,127 at the 2020 census, down 1.0% from 10,233 in 2015. The area is 68.5 km², which is 148 people per km². 3,840 households. 29.1% of residents are 65 or older and 15.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashikagura?

Three: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Higashikawa Town (東川町), and Biei Town (美瑛町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashikagura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashikagura written in Japanese?

東神楽町, read Higashikagura-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 Higashikagura begin?

北海道上川郡東神楽町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Higashikagura-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.