Kamisunagawa上砂川町

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

Kamisunagawa (上砂川町, Kamisunagawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,841 (2020 census), area 39.98 km². Borders 4 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

上砂川町

Reading

Kamisunagawa-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

2,841 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-18.3% from 3,479

Area

39.98 km²

Density

71 people per km²

Households

1,479

Under 15

6.4%

65 and over

51.3%

Foreign residents

17 (0.6%)

Code

01425 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.kamisunagawa.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kamisunagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ashibetsu City芦別市
• Sunagawa City砂川市
• Utashinai City歌志内市
• Naie Town奈井江町

Questions about Kamisunagawa

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

Kamisunagawa (上砂川町) 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 Sorachi District (空知郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kamisunagawa?

Kamisunagawa 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 Kamisunagawa?

2,841 at the 2020 census, down 18.3% from 3,479 in 2015. The area is 39.98 km², which is 71 people per km². 1,479 households. 51.3% of residents are 65 or older and 6.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamisunagawa?

Four: Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Sunagawa City (砂川市), Utashinai City (歌志内市), and Naie Town (奈井江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamisunagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamisunagawa written in Japanese?

上砂川町, read Kamisunagawa-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 Kamisunagawa begin?

北海道空知郡上砂川町… (Hokkaidō, Sorachi-gun, Kamisunagawa-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.