Kikonai木古内町

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

Kikonai (木古内町, Kikonai-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,832 (2020 census), area 221.87 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiiso 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

木古内町

Reading

Kikonai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiiso District 上磯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,832 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.7% from 4,547

Area

221.87 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

1,871

Under 15

6.1%

65 and over

49.8%

Foreign residents

24 (0.6%)

Code

01334 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kikonai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hokuto City北斗市
• Shiriuchi Town知内町
• Kaminokuni Town上ノ国町
• Assabu Town厚沢部町

Questions about Kikonai

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

Kikonai (木古内町) 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 Kamiiso District (上磯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kikonai?

Kikonai 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 Kikonai?

3,832 at the 2020 census, down 15.7% from 4,547 in 2015. The area is 221.87 km², which is 17 people per km². 1,871 households. 49.8% of residents are 65 or older and 6.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kikonai?

Four: Hokuto City (北斗市), Shiriuchi Town (知内町), Kaminokuni Town (上ノ国町), and Assabu Town (厚沢部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kikonai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kikonai written in Japanese?

木古内町, read Kikonai-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 Kikonai begin?

北海道上磯郡木古内町… (Hokkaidō, Kamiiso-gun, Kikonai-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.