Kushiro釧路市
Kushiro-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Kushiro (釧路市, Kushiro-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 165,077 (2020 census), area 1,363.29 km². Borders 7 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 釧路市
- Reading
- Kushiro-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 165,077 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -5.5% from 174,742
- Area
- 1,363.29 km²
- Density
- 121 people per km²
- Households
- 80,349
- Under 15
- 10.1%
- 65 and over
- 34.4%
- Foreign residents
- 873 (0.5%)
- Code
- 01206 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.kushiro.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
7 places share a land border with Kushiro. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Kushiro
- Is Kushiro a city or a prefecture?
- Kushiro (釧路市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- 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?
- 165,077 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 174,742 in 2015. The area is 1,363.29 km², which is 121 people per km². 80,349 households. 34.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Kushiro?
- Seven: Tsubetsu Town (津別町), Ashoro Town (足寄町), Urahoro Town (浦幌町), Kushiro Town (釧路町), Teshikaga Town (弟子屈町), Tsurui Village (鶴居村), and Shiranuka Town (白糠町). 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?
- 釧路市, read Kushiro-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Kushiro begin?
- 北海道釧路市… (Hokkaidō, Kushiro-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.