Makubetsu幕別町

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

Makubetsu (幕別町, Makubetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 25,766 (2020 census), area 477.64 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagawa 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

幕別町

Reading

Makubetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagawa District 中川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

25,766 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.7% from 26,760

Area

477.64 km²

Density

54 people per km²

Households

11,029

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

109 (0.4%)

Code

01643 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.makubetsu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Obihiro City帯広市
• Otofuke Town音更町
• Sarabetsu Village更別村
• Taiki Town大樹町
• Ikeda Town池田町
• Toyokoro Town豊頃町

Questions about Makubetsu

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

Makubetsu (幕別町) 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 Nakagawa District (中川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Makubetsu?

Makubetsu 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 Makubetsu?

25,766 at the 2020 census, down 3.7% from 26,760 in 2015. The area is 477.64 km², which is 54 people per km². 11,029 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Makubetsu?

Six: Obihiro City (帯広市), Otofuke Town (音更町), Sarabetsu Village (更別村), Taiki Town (大樹町), Ikeda Town (池田町), and Toyokoro Town (豊頃町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Makubetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Makubetsu written in Japanese?

幕別町, read Makubetsu-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 Makubetsu begin?

北海道中川郡幕別町… (Hokkaidō, Nakagawa-gun, Makubetsu-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.