Mombetsu紋別市
Mombetsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Mombetsu (紋別市, Mombetsu-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 21,215 (2020 census), area 830.67 km². Borders 4 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 紋別市
- Reading
- Mombetsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 21,215 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -8.2% from 23,109
- Area
- 830.67 km²
- Density
- 26 people per km²
- Households
- 11,214
- Under 15
- 9.3%
- 65 and over
- 36.3%
- Foreign residents
- 530 (2.5%)
- Code
- 01219 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- mombetsu.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
4 places share a land border with Mombetsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Mombetsu
- Is Mombetsu a city or a prefecture?
- Mombetsu (紋別市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Mombetsu?
- Mombetsu 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 Mombetsu?
- 21,215 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 23,109 in 2015. The area is 830.67 km², which is 26 people per km². 11,214 households. 36.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Mombetsu?
- Four: Engaru Town (遠軽町), Yubetsu Town (湧別町), Takinoe Town (滝上町), and Okoppe Town (興部町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mombetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Mombetsu written in Japanese?
- 紋別市, read Mombetsu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Mombetsu begin?
- 北海道紋別市… (Hokkaidō, Mombetsu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.