Kembuchi剣淵町

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

Kembuchi (剣淵町, Kembuchi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,926 (2020 census), area 130.99 km². Borders 2 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

剣淵町

Reading

Kembuchi-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

2,926 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 3,228

Area

130.99 km²

Density

22 people per km²

Households

1,227

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

1 (0.0%)

Code

01465 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kembuchi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kembuchi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shibetsu City士別市
• Wassamu Town和寒町

Questions about Kembuchi

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

Kembuchi (剣淵町) 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 Kembuchi?

Kembuchi 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 Kembuchi?

2,926 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 3,228 in 2015. The area is 130.99 km², which is 22 people per km². 1,227 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kembuchi?

Two: Shibetsu City (士別市) and Wassamu Town (和寒町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kembuchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kembuchi written in Japanese?

剣淵町, read Kembuchi-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 Kembuchi begin?

北海道上川郡剣淵町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Kembuchi-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.