Hokuryu北竜町

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

Hokuryu (北竜町, Hokuryu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,724 (2020 census), area 158.7 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Uryu 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

北竜町

Reading

Hokuryu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Uryu District 雨竜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

1,724 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.0% from 1,981

Area

158.7 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

737

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

45.0%

Foreign residents

6 (0.3%)

Code

01437 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hokuryu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hokuryu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Rumoi City留萌市
• Moseushi Town妹背牛町
• Chippubetsu Town秩父別町
• Uryu Town雨竜町
• Numata Town沼田町
• Mashike Town増毛町

Questions about Hokuryu

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

Hokuryu (北竜町) 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 Uryu District (雨竜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hokuryu?

Hokuryu 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 Hokuryu?

1,724 at the 2020 census, down 13.0% from 1,981 in 2015. The area is 158.7 km², which is 11 people per km². 737 households. 45.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hokuryu?

Six: Rumoi City (留萌市), Moseushi Town (妹背牛町), Chippubetsu Town (秩父別町), Uryu Town (雨竜町), Numata Town (沼田町), and Mashike Town (増毛町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hokuryu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hokuryu written in Japanese?

北竜町, read Hokuryu-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 Hokuryu begin?

北海道雨竜郡北竜町… (Hokkaidō, Uryu-gun, Hokuryu-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.