Kyowa共和町

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

Kyowa (共和町, Kyowa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,772 (2020 census), area 304.92 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwanai 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

共和町

Reading

Kyowa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwanai District 岩内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,772 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 6,224

Area

304.92 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

2,728

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

31.6%

Foreign residents

9 (0.2%)

Code

01401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kyowa.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Kutchan Town倶知安町
• Iwanai Town岩内町
• Tomari Village泊村
• Furubira Town古平町
• Niki Town仁木町

Questions about Kyowa

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

Kyowa (共和町) 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 Iwanai District (岩内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kyowa?

Kyowa 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 Kyowa?

5,772 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 6,224 in 2015. The area is 304.92 km², which is 19 people per km². 2,728 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kyowa?

Six: Rankoshi Town (蘭越町), Kutchan Town (倶知安町), Iwanai Town (岩内町), Tomari Village (泊村), Furubira Town (古平町), and Niki Town (仁木町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kyowa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kyowa written in Japanese?

共和町, read Kyowa-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 Kyowa begin?

北海道岩内郡共和町… (Hokkaidō, Iwanai-gun, Kyowa-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.