Memuro芽室町

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

Memuro (芽室町, Memuro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 18,048 (2020 census), area 513.76 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kasai 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

芽室町

Reading

Memuro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kasai District 河西郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

18,048 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.4% from 18,484

Area

513.76 km²

Density

35 people per km²

Households

7,257

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

30.7%

Foreign residents

60 (0.3%)

Code

01637 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.memuro.net

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Obihiro City帯広市
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Otofuke Town音更町
• Shikaoi Town鹿追町
• Shimizu Town清水町

Questions about Memuro

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

Memuro (芽室町) 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 Kasai District (河西郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Memuro?

Memuro 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 Memuro?

18,048 at the 2020 census, down 2.4% from 18,484 in 2015. The area is 513.76 km², which is 35 people per km². 7,257 households. 30.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Memuro?

Five: Obihiro City (帯広市), Hidaka Town (日高町), Otofuke Town (音更町), Shikaoi Town (鹿追町), and Shimizu Town (清水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Memuro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Memuro written in Japanese?

芽室町, read Memuro-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 Memuro begin?

北海道河西郡芽室町… (Hokkaidō, Kasai-gun, Memuro-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.