Kamikawa上川町

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

Kamikawa (上川町, Kamikawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,500 (2020 census), area 1,049.47 km². Borders 11 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

上川町

Reading

Kamikawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,500 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.5% from 4,044

Area

1,049.47 km²

Density

3 people per km²

Households

1,913

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

44.3%

Foreign residents

48 (1.4%)

Code

01457 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hokkaido-kamikawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

11 places share a land border with Kamikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Kitami City北見市
• Shibetsu City士別市
• Toma Town当麻町
• Aibetsu Town愛別町
• Higashikawa Town東川町
• Biei Town美瑛町
• Engaru Town遠軽町
• Takinoe Town滝上町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Shintoku Town新得町

Questions about Kamikawa

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

Kamikawa (上川町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamikawa?

Kamikawa 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 Kamikawa?

3,500 at the 2020 census, down 13.5% from 4,044 in 2015. The area is 1,049.47 km², which is 3 people per km². 1,913 households. 44.3% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamikawa?

11: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Kitami City (北見市), Shibetsu City (士別市), Toma Town (当麻町), Aibetsu Town (愛別町), Higashikawa Town (東川町), Biei Town (美瑛町), Engaru Town (遠軽町), Takinoe Town (滝上町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), and Shintoku Town (新得町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamikawa written in Japanese?

上川町, read Kamikawa-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 Kamikawa begin?

北海道上川郡上川町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Kamikawa-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.