Ikeda池田町

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

Ikeda (池田町, Ikeda-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,294 (2020 census), area 371.79 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagawa 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

池田町

Reading

Ikeda-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagawa District 中川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,294 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.5% from 6,882

Area

371.79 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

2,974

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

43.6%

Foreign residents

22 (0.3%)

Code

01644 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hokkaido-ikeda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Otofuke Town音更町
• Shihoro Town士幌町
• Makubetsu Town幕別町
• Toyokoro Town豊頃町
• Hombetsu Town本別町
• Urahoro Town浦幌町

Questions about Ikeda

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

Ikeda (池田町) 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 Nakagawa District (中川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ikeda?

Ikeda 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 Ikeda?

6,294 at the 2020 census, down 8.5% from 6,882 in 2015. The area is 371.79 km², which is 17 people per km². 2,974 households. 43.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ikeda?

Six: Otofuke Town (音更町), Shihoro Town (士幌町), Makubetsu Town (幕別町), Toyokoro Town (豊頃町), Hombetsu Town (本別町), and Urahoro Town (浦幌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ikeda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ikeda written in Japanese?

池田町, read Ikeda-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 Ikeda begin?

北海道中川郡池田町… (Hokkaidō, Nakagawa-gun, Ikeda-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.