Numata沼田町

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

Numata (沼田町, Numata-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,909 (2020 census), area 283.35 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Uryu 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

沼田町

Reading

Numata-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Uryu District 雨竜郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,909 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 3,181

Area

283.35 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,244

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

42.6%

Foreign residents

6 (0.2%)

Code

01438 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.numata.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Rumoi City留萌市
• Fukagawa City深川市
• Chippubetsu Town秩父別町
• Hokuryu Town北竜町
• Obira Town小平町

Questions about Numata

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

Numata (沼田町) 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 Uryu District (雨竜郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Numata?

Numata 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 Numata?

2,909 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 3,181 in 2015. The area is 283.35 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,244 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Numata?

Five: Rumoi City (留萌市), Fukagawa City (深川市), Chippubetsu Town (秩父別町), Hokuryu Town (北竜町), and Obira Town (小平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Numata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Numata written in Japanese?

沼田町, read Numata-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 Numata begin?

北海道雨竜郡沼田町… (Hokkaidō, Uryu-gun, Numata-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.