Kimobetsu喜茂別町

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

Kimobetsu (喜茂別町, Kimobetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,156 (2020 census), area 189.41 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abuta 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

喜茂別町

Reading

Kimobetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abuta District 虻田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,156 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.0% from 2,294

Area

189.41 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

1,130

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

38.2%

Foreign residents

63 (2.9%)

Code

01398 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kimobetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kimobetsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Minami Ward南区(Sapporo)
• Date City伊達市
• Makkari Village真狩村
• Rusutsu Village留寿都村
• Kyogoku Town京極町

Questions about Kimobetsu

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

Kimobetsu (喜茂別町) 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 Abuta District (虻田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kimobetsu?

Kimobetsu 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 Kimobetsu?

2,156 at the 2020 census, down 6.0% from 2,294 in 2015. The area is 189.41 km², which is 11 people per km². 1,130 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kimobetsu?

Five: Minami Ward (南区) of Sapporo, Date City (伊達市), Makkari Village (真狩村), Rusutsu Village (留寿都村), and Kyogoku Town (京極町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kimobetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kimobetsu written in Japanese?

喜茂別町, read Kimobetsu-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 Kimobetsu begin?

北海道虻田郡喜茂別町… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Kimobetsu-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.