Hiro広尾町

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

Hiro (広尾町, Hiro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,387 (2020 census), area 596.54 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiro 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

広尾町

Reading

Hiro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiro District 広尾郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,387 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 7,030

Area

596.54 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

2,997

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

51 (0.8%)

Code

01642 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hiroo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Urakawa Town浦河町
• Samani Town様似町
• Erimo Townえりも町
• Taiki Town大樹町

Questions about Hiro

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

Hiro (広尾町) 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 Hiro District (広尾郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hiro?

Hiro 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 Hiro?

6,387 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 7,030 in 2015. The area is 596.54 km², which is 11 people per km². 2,997 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hiro?

Four: Urakawa Town (浦河町), Samani Town (様似町), Erimo Town (えりも町), and Taiki Town (大樹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hiro written in Japanese?

広尾町, read Hiro-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 Hiro begin?

北海道広尾郡広尾町… (Hokkaidō, Hiro-gun, Hiro-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.