Kamishihoro上士幌町

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

Kamishihoro (上士幌町, Kamishihoro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,778 (2020 census), area 694.23 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kato 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

上士幌町

Reading

Kamishihoro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kato District 河東郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,778 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.3% from 4,765

Area

694.23 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

2,350

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

35.4%

Foreign residents

136 (2.8%)

Code

01633 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kamishihoro.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Kamishihoro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kitami City北見市
• Kamikawa Town上川町
• Oketo Town置戸町
• Shihoro Town士幌町
• Shikaoi Town鹿追町
• Shintoku Town新得町
• Hombetsu Town本別町
• Ashoro Town足寄町

Questions about Kamishihoro

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

Kamishihoro (上士幌町) 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 Kato District (河東郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamishihoro?

Kamishihoro 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 Kamishihoro?

4,778 at the 2020 census, up 0.3% from 4,765 in 2015. The area is 694.23 km², which is 7 people per km². 2,350 households. 35.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamishihoro?

Eight: Kitami City (北見市), Kamikawa Town (上川町), Oketo Town (置戸町), Shihoro Town (士幌町), Shikaoi Town (鹿追町), Shintoku Town (新得町), Hombetsu Town (本別町), and Ashoro Town (足寄町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamishihoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamishihoro written in Japanese?

上士幌町, read Kamishihoro-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 Kamishihoro begin?

北海道河東郡上士幌町… (Hokkaidō, Kato-gun, Kamishihoro-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.