Kaminokuni上ノ国町

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

Kaminokuni (上ノ国町, Kaminokuni-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,306 (2020 census), area 547.71 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiyama 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

上ノ国町

Reading

Kaminokuni-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiyama District 檜山郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,306 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.7% from 4,876

Area

547.71 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

2,053

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

43.4%

Foreign residents

50 (1.2%)

Code

01362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kaminokuni.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Matsumae Town松前町
• Fukushima Town福島町
• Shiriuchi Town知内町
• Kikonai Town木古内町
• Esashi Town江差町
• Assabu Town厚沢部町

Questions about Kaminokuni

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

Kaminokuni (上ノ国町) 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 Hiyama District (檜山郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kaminokuni?

Kaminokuni 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 Kaminokuni?

4,306 at the 2020 census, down 11.7% from 4,876 in 2015. The area is 547.71 km², which is 8 people per km². 2,053 households. 43.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kaminokuni?

Six: Matsumae Town (松前町), Fukushima Town (福島町), Shiriuchi Town (知内町), Kikonai Town (木古内町), Esashi Town (江差町), and Assabu Town (厚沢部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kaminokuni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kaminokuni written in Japanese?

上ノ国町, read Kaminokuni-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 Kaminokuni begin?

北海道檜山郡上ノ国町… (Hokkaidō, Hiyama-gun, Kaminokuni-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.