Kiyosato清里町

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

Kiyosato (清里町, Kiyosato-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,883 (2020 census), area 402.76 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shari 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

清里町

Reading

Kiyosato-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shari District 斜里郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,883 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 4,221

Area

402.76 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,591

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

39.0%

Foreign residents

2 (0.1%)

Code

01546 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kiyosato.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shari Town斜里町
• Koshimizu Town小清水町
• Teshikaga Town弟子屈町
• Nakashibetsu Town中標津町
• Shibetsu Town標津町

Questions about Kiyosato

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

Kiyosato (清里町) 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 Shari District (斜里郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kiyosato?

Kiyosato 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 Kiyosato?

3,883 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 4,221 in 2015. The area is 402.76 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,591 households. 39.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kiyosato?

Five: Shari Town (斜里町), Koshimizu Town (小清水町), Teshikaga Town (弟子屈町), Nakashibetsu Town (中標津町), and Shibetsu Town (標津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kiyosato in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kiyosato written in Japanese?

清里町, read Kiyosato-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 Kiyosato begin?

北海道斜里郡清里町… (Hokkaidō, Shari-gun, Kiyosato-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.