Kushiro釧路町

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

Kushiro (釧路町, Kushiro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 19,105 (2020 census), area 252.66 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kushiro 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

釧路町

Reading

Kushiro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kushiro District 釧路郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

19,105 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 19,833

Area

252.66 km²

Density

76 people per km²

Households

8,268

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

30.0%

Foreign residents

75 (0.4%)

Code

01661 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kushiro.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kushiro City釧路市
• Akkeshi Town厚岸町
• Shibecha Town標茶町
• Tsurui Village鶴居村

Questions about Kushiro

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

Kushiro (釧路町) 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 Kushiro District (釧路郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kushiro?

Kushiro 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 Kushiro?

19,105 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 19,833 in 2015. The area is 252.66 km², which is 76 people per km². 8,268 households. 30.0% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kushiro?

Four: Kushiro City (釧路市), Akkeshi Town (厚岸町), Shibecha Town (標茶町), and Tsurui Village (鶴居村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kushiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kushiro written in Japanese?

釧路町, read Kushiro-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 Kushiro begin?

北海道釧路郡釧路町… (Hokkaidō, Kushiro-gun, Kushiro-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.