Mashike増毛町

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

Mashike (増毛町, Mashike-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,908 (2020 census), area 369.71 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mashike 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

増毛町

Reading

Mashike-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mashike District 増毛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,908 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.1% from 4,497

Area

369.71 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

1,878

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

44.2%

Foreign residents

80 (2.0%)

Code

01481 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mashike.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rumoi City留萌市
• Ishikari City石狩市
• Shintotsukawa Town新十津川町
• Uryu Town雨竜町
• Hokuryu Town北竜町

Questions about Mashike

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

Mashike (増毛町) 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 Mashike District (増毛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mashike?

Mashike 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 Mashike?

3,908 at the 2020 census, down 13.1% from 4,497 in 2015. The area is 369.71 km², which is 11 people per km². 1,878 households. 44.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mashike?

Five: Rumoi City (留萌市), Ishikari City (石狩市), Shintotsukawa Town (新十津川町), Uryu Town (雨竜町), and Hokuryu Town (北竜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mashike in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mashike written in Japanese?

増毛町, read Mashike-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 Mashike begin?

北海道増毛郡増毛町… (Hokkaidō, Mashike-gun, Mashike-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.