Horonobe幌延町

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

Horonobe (幌延町, Horonobe-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,371 (2020 census), area 574.1 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Teshio 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

幌延町

Reading

Horonobe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Teshio District 天塩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,371 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.1% from 2,447

Area

574.1 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

1,225

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

28.7%

Foreign residents

28 (1.2%)

Code

01520 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.horonobe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakagawa Town中川町
• Teshio Town天塩町
• Sarufutsu Village猿払村
• Hamatombetsu Town浜頓別町
• Nakatombetsu Town中頓別町
• Toyotomi Town豊富町

Questions about Horonobe

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

Horonobe (幌延町) 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 Teshio District (天塩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Horonobe?

Horonobe 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 Horonobe?

2,371 at the 2020 census, down 3.1% from 2,447 in 2015. The area is 574.1 km², which is 4 people per km². 1,225 households. 28.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Horonobe?

Six: Nakagawa Town (中川町), Teshio Town (天塩町), Sarufutsu Village (猿払村), Hamatombetsu Town (浜頓別町), Nakatombetsu Town (中頓別町), and Toyotomi Town (豊富町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Horonobe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Horonobe written in Japanese?

幌延町, read Horonobe-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 Horonobe begin?

北海道天塩郡幌延町… (Hokkaidō, Teshio-gun, Horonobe-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.