Kutchan倶知安町

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

Kutchan (倶知安町, Kutchan-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 15,129 (2020 census), area 261.34 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abuta 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

倶知安町

Reading

Kutchan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abuta District 虻田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

15,129 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.7% from 15,018

Area

261.34 km²

Density

58 people per km²

Households

7,631

Under 15

12.8%

65 and over

24.9%

Foreign residents

699 (4.6%)

Code

01400 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kutchan.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kutchan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Niseko Townニセコ町
• Kyogoku Town京極町
• Kyowa Town共和町
• Niki Town仁木町
• Akaigawa Village赤井川村

Questions about Kutchan

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

Kutchan (倶知安町) 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 Abuta District (虻田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kutchan?

Kutchan 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 Kutchan?

15,129 at the 2020 census, up 0.7% from 15,018 in 2015. The area is 261.34 km², which is 58 people per km². 7,631 households. 24.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kutchan?

Six: Rankoshi Town (蘭越町), Niseko Town (ニセコ町), Kyogoku Town (京極町), Kyowa Town (共和町), Niki Town (仁木町), and Akaigawa Village (赤井川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kutchan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kutchan written in Japanese?

倶知安町, read Kutchan-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 Kutchan begin?

北海道虻田郡倶知安町… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Kutchan-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.