Kamifurano上富良野町

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

Kamifurano (上富良野町, Kamifurano-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 10,348 (2020 census), area 237.1 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sorachi 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

上富良野町

Reading

Kamifurano-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sorachi District 空知郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

10,348 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 10,826

Area

237.1 km²

Density

44 people per km²

Households

4,287

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

63 (0.6%)

Code

01460 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kamifurano.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kamifurano. Borders across water are not counted.

• Furano City富良野市
• Biei Town美瑛町
• Nakafurano Town中富良野町
• Minamifurano Town南富良野町
• Shintoku Town新得町

Questions about Kamifurano

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

Kamifurano (上富良野町) 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 Sorachi District (空知郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamifurano?

Kamifurano 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 Kamifurano?

10,348 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 10,826 in 2015. The area is 237.1 km², which is 44 people per km². 4,287 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamifurano?

Five: Furano City (富良野市), Biei Town (美瑛町), Nakafurano Town (中富良野町), Minamifurano Town (南富良野町), and Shintoku Town (新得町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamifurano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamifurano written in Japanese?

上富良野町, read Kamifurano-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 Kamifurano begin?

北海道空知郡上富良野町… (Hokkaidō, Sorachi-gun, Kamifurano-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.