Imakane今金町

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

Imakane (今金町, Imakane-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,072 (2020 census), area 568.25 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Setana 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

今金町

Reading

Imakane-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Setana District 瀬棚郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,072 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 5,628

Area

568.25 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

2,192

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

41.2%

Foreign residents

4 (0.1%)

Code

01370 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.imakane.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Imakane. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yakumo Town八雲町
• Oshamambe Town長万部町
• Setana Townせたな町
• Shimamaki Village島牧村

Questions about Imakane

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

Imakane (今金町) 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 Setana District (瀬棚郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Imakane?

Imakane 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 Imakane?

5,072 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 5,628 in 2015. The area is 568.25 km², which is 9 people per km². 2,192 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Imakane?

Four: Yakumo Town (八雲町), Oshamambe Town (長万部町), Setana Town (せたな町), and Shimamaki Village (島牧村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Imakane in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Imakane written in Japanese?

今金町, read Imakane-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 Imakane begin?

北海道瀬棚郡今金町… (Hokkaidō, Setana-gun, Imakane-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.