Kuromatsunai黒松内町

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

Kuromatsunai (黒松内町, Kuromatsunai-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,791 (2020 census), area 345.65 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Suttsu 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

黒松内町

Reading

Kuromatsunai-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Suttsu District 寿都郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,791 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 3,082

Area

345.65 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

1,298

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

39.5%

Foreign residents

16 (0.6%)

Code

01393 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kuromatsunai.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Oshamambe Town長万部町
• Shimamaki Village島牧村
• Suttsu Town寿都町
• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Toyora Town豊浦町

Questions about Kuromatsunai

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

Kuromatsunai (黒松内町) 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 Suttsu District (寿都郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kuromatsunai?

Kuromatsunai 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 Kuromatsunai?

2,791 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 3,082 in 2015. The area is 345.65 km², which is 8 people per km². 1,298 households. 39.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kuromatsunai?

Five: Oshamambe Town (長万部町), Shimamaki Village (島牧村), Suttsu Town (寿都町), Rankoshi Town (蘭越町), and Toyora Town (豊浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kuromatsunai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kuromatsunai written in Japanese?

黒松内町, read Kuromatsunai-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 Kuromatsunai begin?

北海道寿都郡黒松内町… (Hokkaidō, Suttsu-gun, Kuromatsunai-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.