Minamifurano南富良野町

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

Minamifurano (南富良野町, Minamifurano-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,376 (2020 census), area 665.54 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Sorachi 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

南富良野町

Reading

Minamifurano-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Sorachi District 空知郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,376 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 2,555

Area

665.54 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

1,075

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

18 (0.8%)

Code

01462 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamifurano.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Minamifurano. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yubari City夕張市
• Ashibetsu City芦別市
• Furano City富良野市
• Kamifurano Town上富良野町
• Shimukappu Village占冠村
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Shintoku Town新得町
• Shimizu Town清水町

Questions about Minamifurano

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

Minamifurano (南富良野町) 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 Sorachi District (空知郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamifurano?

Minamifurano 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 Minamifurano?

2,376 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 2,555 in 2015. The area is 665.54 km², which is 4 people per km². 1,075 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamifurano?

Eight: Yubari City (夕張市), Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Furano City (富良野市), Kamifurano Town (上富良野町), Shimukappu Village (占冠村), Hidaka Town (日高町), Shintoku Town (新得町), and Shimizu Town (清水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamifurano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamifurano written in Japanese?

南富良野町, read Minamifurano-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 Minamifurano begin?

北海道空知郡南富良野町… (Hokkaidō, Sorachi-gun, Minamifurano-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.