Makkari真狩村

Makkari-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Makkari (真狩村, Makkari-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,045 (2020 census), area 114.25 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

真狩村

Reading

Makkari-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

2,045 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 2,103

Area

114.25 km²

Density

18 people per km²

Households

903

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

34.5%

Foreign residents

37 (1.8%)

Code

01396 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.makkari.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Niseko Townニセコ町
• Rusutsu Village留寿都村
• Kimobetsu Town喜茂別町
• Toyora Town豊浦町
• Toyako Town洞爺湖町

Questions about Makkari

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

Makkari (真狩村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village 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 Makkari?

Makkari 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 Makkari?

2,045 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 2,103 in 2015. The area is 114.25 km², which is 18 people per km². 903 households. 34.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Makkari?

Five: Niseko Town (ニセコ町), Rusutsu Village (留寿都村), Kimobetsu Town (喜茂別町), Toyora Town (豊浦町), and Toyako Town (洞爺湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Makkari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Makkari written in Japanese?

真狩村, read Makkari-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Makkari begin?

北海道虻田郡真狩村… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Makkari-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.