Esashi江差町

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

Esashi (江差町, Esashi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,428 (2020 census), area 109.48 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiyama 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

江差町

Reading

Esashi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiyama District 檜山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,428 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 8,248

Area

109.48 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

3,542

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

38.4%

Foreign residents

19 (0.3%)

Code

01361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.hokkaido-esashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kaminokuni Town上ノ国町
• Assabu Town厚沢部町
• Otobe Town乙部町

Questions about Esashi

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

Esashi (江差町) 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 Hiyama District (檜山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Esashi?

Esashi 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 Esashi?

7,428 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 8,248 in 2015. The area is 109.48 km², which is 68 people per km². 3,542 households. 38.4% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Esashi?

Three: Kaminokuni Town (上ノ国町), Assabu Town (厚沢部町), and Otobe Town (乙部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Esashi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Esashi written in Japanese?

江差町, read Esashi-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 Esashi begin?

北海道檜山郡江差町… (Hokkaidō, Hiyama-gun, Esashi-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.