Horokanai幌加内町

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

Horokanai (幌加内町, Horokanai-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,370 (2020 census), area 767.04 km². Borders 11 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

幌加内町

Reading

Horokanai-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

1,370 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 1,525

Area

767.04 km²

Density

2 people per km²

Households

667

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

40.8%

Foreign residents

2 (0.1%)

Code

01472 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.horokanai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Horokanai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Shibetsu City士別市
• Nayoro City名寄市
• Fukagawa City深川市
• Wassamu Town和寒町
• Bifuka Town美深町
• Nakagawa Town中川町
• Obira Town小平町
• Tomamae Town苫前町
• Haboro Town羽幌町
• Embetsu Town遠別町

Questions about Horokanai

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

Horokanai (幌加内町) 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 Horokanai?

Horokanai 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 Horokanai?

1,370 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 1,525 in 2015. The area is 767.04 km², which is 2 people per km². 667 households. 40.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Horokanai?

11: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Shibetsu City (士別市), Nayoro City (名寄市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Wassamu Town (和寒町), Bifuka Town (美深町), Nakagawa Town (中川町), Obira Town (小平町), Tomamae Town (苫前町), Haboro Town (羽幌町), and Embetsu Town (遠別町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Horokanai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Horokanai written in Japanese?

幌加内町, read Horokanai-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 Horokanai begin?

北海道雨竜郡幌加内町… (Hokkaidō, Uryu-gun, Horokanai-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.