Namporo南幌町

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

Namporo (南幌町, Namporo-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,319 (2020 census), area 81.36 km². Borders 4 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

南幌町

Reading

Namporo-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

7,319 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 7,927

Area

81.36 km²

Density

90 people per km²

Households

2,980

Under 15

9.5%

65 and over

35.1%

Foreign residents

46 (0.6%)

Code

01423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nanporo.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Namporo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iwamizawa City岩見沢市
• Ebetsu City江別市
• Kitahiroshima City北広島市
• Naganuma Town長沼町

Questions about Namporo

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

Namporo (南幌町) 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 Namporo?

Namporo 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 Namporo?

7,319 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 7,927 in 2015. The area is 81.36 km², which is 90 people per km². 2,980 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Namporo?

Four: Iwamizawa City (岩見沢市), Ebetsu City (江別市), Kitahiroshima City (北広島市), and Naganuma Town (長沼町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Namporo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Namporo written in Japanese?

南幌町, read Namporo-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 Namporo begin?

北海道空知郡南幌町… (Hokkaidō, Sorachi-gun, Namporo-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.