Moseushi妹背牛町

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

Moseushi (妹背牛町, Moseushi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,693 (2020 census), area 48.64 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Uryu 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

妹背牛町

Reading

Moseushi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Uryu District 雨竜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,693 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.9% from 3,091

Area

48.64 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

1,201

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

47.1%

Foreign residents

43 (1.6%)

Code

01433 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.moseushi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takikawa City滝川市
• Fukagawa City深川市
• Chippubetsu Town秩父別町
• Uryu Town雨竜町
• Hokuryu Town北竜町

Questions about Moseushi

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

Moseushi (妹背牛町) 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 Uryu District (雨竜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Moseushi?

Moseushi 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 Moseushi?

2,693 at the 2020 census, down 12.9% from 3,091 in 2015. The area is 48.64 km², which is 55 people per km². 1,201 households. 47.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Moseushi?

Five: Takikawa City (滝川市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Chippubetsu Town (秩父別町), Uryu Town (雨竜町), and Hokuryu Town (北竜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Moseushi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Moseushi written in Japanese?

妹背牛町, read Moseushi-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 Moseushi begin?

北海道雨竜郡妹背牛町… (Hokkaidō, Uryu-gun, Moseushi-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.