Naie奈井江町

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

Naie (奈井江町, Naie-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,120 (2020 census), area 88.19 km². Borders 6 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

奈井江町

Reading

Naie-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

5,120 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 5,674

Area

88.19 km²

Density

58 people per km²

Households

2,312

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

42.8%

Foreign residents

28 (0.5%)

Code

01424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.naie.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Naie. Borders across water are not counted.

• Bibai City美唄市
• Ashibetsu City芦別市
• Sunagawa City砂川市
• Kamisunagawa Town上砂川町
• Urausu Town浦臼町
• Shintotsukawa Town新十津川町

Questions about Naie

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

Naie (奈井江町) 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 Naie?

Naie 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 Naie?

5,120 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 5,674 in 2015. The area is 88.19 km², which is 58 people per km². 2,312 households. 42.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naie?

Six: Bibai City (美唄市), Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Sunagawa City (砂川市), Kamisunagawa Town (上砂川町), Urausu Town (浦臼町), and Shintotsukawa Town (新十津川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Naie in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naie written in Japanese?

奈井江町, read Naie-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 Naie begin?

北海道空知郡奈井江町… (Hokkaidō, Sorachi-gun, Naie-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.