Nakasatsunai中札内村

Nakasatsunai-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Nakasatsunai (中札内村, Nakasatsunai-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,884 (2020 census), area 292.58 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kasai 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

中札内村

Reading

Nakasatsunai-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kasai District 河西郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,884 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 3,966

Area

292.58 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

1,684

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

28.8%

Foreign residents

76 (2.0%)

Code

01638 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nakasatsunai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Obihiro City帯広市
• Niikappu Town新冠町
• Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町
• Sarabetsu Village更別村
• Taiki Town大樹町

Questions about Nakasatsunai

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

Nakasatsunai (中札内村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village 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 Kasai District (河西郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakasatsunai?

Nakasatsunai 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 Nakasatsunai?

3,884 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 3,966 in 2015. The area is 292.58 km², which is 13 people per km². 1,684 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakasatsunai?

Five: Obihiro City (帯広市), Niikappu Town (新冠町), Shinhidaka Town (新ひだか町), Sarabetsu Village (更別村), and Taiki Town (大樹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakasatsunai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakasatsunai written in Japanese?

中札内村, read Nakasatsunai-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nakasatsunai begin?

北海道河西郡中札内村… (Hokkaidō, Kasai-gun, Nakasatsunai-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.