Iwanai岩内町

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

Iwanai (岩内町, Iwanai-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 11,648 (2020 census), area 70.6 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwanai 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

岩内町

Reading

Iwanai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwanai District 岩内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

11,648 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.7% from 13,042

Area

70.6 km²

Density

165 people per km²

Households

5,750

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

47 (0.4%)

Code

01402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.iwanai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Iwanai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Kyowa Town共和町

Questions about Iwanai

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

Iwanai (岩内町) 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 Iwanai District (岩内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iwanai?

Iwanai 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 Iwanai?

11,648 at the 2020 census, down 10.7% from 13,042 in 2015. The area is 70.6 km², which is 165 people per km². 5,750 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iwanai?

Two: Rankoshi Town (蘭越町) and Kyowa Town (共和町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iwanai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iwanai written in Japanese?

岩内町, read Iwanai-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 Iwanai begin?

北海道岩内郡岩内町… (Hokkaidō, Iwanai-gun, Iwanai-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.