Niki仁木町

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

Niki (仁木町, Niki-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,180 (2020 census), area 167.96 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoichi 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

仁木町

Reading

Niki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoichi District 余市郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,180 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 3,498

Area

167.96 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

1,332

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

40.3%

Foreign residents

67 (2.1%)

Code

01407 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.niki.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kutchan Town倶知安町
• Kyowa Town共和町
• Furubira Town古平町
• Yoichi Town余市町
• Akaigawa Village赤井川村

Questions about Niki

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

Niki (仁木町) 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 Yoichi District (余市郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Niki?

Niki 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 Niki?

3,180 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 3,498 in 2015. The area is 167.96 km², which is 19 people per km². 1,332 households. 40.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Niki?

Five: Kutchan Town (倶知安町), Kyowa Town (共和町), Furubira Town (古平町), Yoichi Town (余市町), and Akaigawa Village (赤井川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Niki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Niki written in Japanese?

仁木町, read Niki-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 Niki begin?

北海道余市郡仁木町… (Hokkaidō, Yoichi-gun, Niki-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.