Mukawaむかわ町

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

Mukawa (むかわ町, Mukawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,651 (2020 census), area 711.36 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yufutsu 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

むかわ町

Reading

Mukawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yufutsu District 勇払郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,651 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 8,596

Area

711.36 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

3,647

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

41.0%

Foreign residents

142 (1.9%)

Code

01586 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mukawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yubari City夕張市
• Shimukappu Village占冠村
• Atsuma Town厚真町
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Biratori Town平取町

Questions about Mukawa

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

Mukawa (むかわ町) 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 Yufutsu District (勇払郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mukawa?

Mukawa 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 Mukawa?

7,651 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 8,596 in 2015. The area is 711.36 km², which is 11 people per km². 3,647 households. 41.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mukawa?

Five: Yubari City (夕張市), Shimukappu Village (占冠村), Atsuma Town (厚真町), Hidaka Town (日高町), and Biratori Town (平取町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mukawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mukawa written in Japanese?

むかわ町, read Mukawa-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 Mukawa begin?

北海道勇払郡むかわ町… (Hokkaidō, Yufutsu-gun, Mukawa-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.