Kuriyama栗山町

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

Kuriyama (栗山町, Kuriyama-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 11,272 (2020 census), area 203.93 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yubari 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

栗山町

Reading

Kuriyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yubari District 夕張郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

11,272 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 12,344

Area

203.93 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

4,964

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

41.2%

Foreign residents

36 (0.3%)

Code

01429 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kuriyama.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yubari City夕張市
• Iwamizawa City岩見沢市
• Yuni Town由仁町
• Naganuma Town長沼町

Questions about Kuriyama

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

Kuriyama (栗山町) 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 Yubari District (夕張郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kuriyama?

Kuriyama 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 Kuriyama?

11,272 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 12,344 in 2015. The area is 203.93 km², which is 55 people per km². 4,964 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kuriyama?

Four: Yubari City (夕張市), Iwamizawa City (岩見沢市), Yuni Town (由仁町), and Naganuma Town (長沼町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kuriyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kuriyama written in Japanese?

栗山町, read Kuriyama-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 Kuriyama begin?

北海道夕張郡栗山町… (Hokkaidō, Yubari-gun, Kuriyama-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.