Nisekoニセコ町

Niseko-chō. The name ends in 町 (chō), the word for town.

Niseko (ニセコ町, Niseko-chō) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,074 (2020 census), area 197.13 km². Borders 4 places.

A town in Abuta District, Hokkaidō. Its name is written in katakana, which is rare for a municipality.

町, the character for town, is read chō in Hokkaidō and most of western Japan, and machi in most of eastern Honshū. The reading is fixed per town, and there are exceptions on both sides.

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Facts

Japanese name

ニセコ町

Reading

Niseko-chō

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abuta District 虻田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,074 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.3% from 4,958

Area

197.13 km²

Density

26 people per km²

Households

2,515

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

26.8%

Foreign residents

247 (4.9%)

Code

01395 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.niseko.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Makkari Village真狩村
• Kutchan Town倶知安町
• Toyora Town豊浦町

Questions about Niseko

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

Niseko (ニセコ町) is a town (町, chō) 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 Abuta District (虻田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Niseko?

Niseko 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 Niseko?

5,074 at the 2020 census, up 2.3% from 4,958 in 2015. The area is 197.13 km², which is 26 people per km². 2,515 households. 26.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Niseko?

Four: Rankoshi Town (蘭越町), Makkari Village (真狩村), Kutchan Town (倶知安町), and Toyora Town (豊浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Niseko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Niseko written in Japanese?

ニセコ町, read Niseko-chō. The last character, 町 (chō), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Niseko begin?

北海道虻田郡ニセコ町… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Niseko-chō, …). 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.