Hokuto北斗市
Hokuto-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Hokuto (北斗市, Hokuto-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 44,302 (2020 census), area 397.44 km². Borders 5 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 北斗市
- Reading
- Hokuto-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 44,302 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -4.5% from 46,390
- Area
- 397.44 km²
- Density
- 111 people per km²
- Households
- 18,337
- Under 15
- 12.3%
- 65 and over
- 30.2%
- Foreign residents
- 300 (0.7%)
- Code
- 01236 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.hokuto.hokkaido.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
5 places share a land border with Hokuto. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Hokuto
- Is Hokuto a city or a prefecture?
- Hokuto (北斗市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Hokuto?
- Hokuto 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 Hokuto?
- 44,302 at the 2020 census, down 4.5% from 46,390 in 2015. The area is 397.44 km², which is 111 people per km². 18,337 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Hokuto?
- Five: Hakodate City (函館市), Kikonai Town (木古内町), Nanae Town (七飯町), Mori Town (森町), and Assabu Town (厚沢部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hokuto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Hokuto written in Japanese?
- 北斗市, read Hokuto-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Hokuto begin?
- 北海道北斗市… (Hokkaidō, Hokuto-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.