Oketo置戸町

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

Oketo (置戸町, Oketo-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,775 (2020 census), area 527.27 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tokoro 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

置戸町

Reading

Oketo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tokoro District 常呂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,775 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.3% from 3,092

Area

527.27 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,202

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

5 (0.2%)

Code

01550 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oketo.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kitami City北見市
• Kunneppu Town訓子府町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Ashoro Town足寄町
• Rikubetsu Town陸別町

Questions about Oketo

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

Oketo (置戸町) 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 Tokoro District (常呂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oketo?

Oketo 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 Oketo?

2,775 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 3,092 in 2015. The area is 527.27 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,202 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oketo?

Five: Kitami City (北見市), Kunneppu Town (訓子府町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), Ashoro Town (足寄町), and Rikubetsu Town (陸別町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oketo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oketo written in Japanese?

置戸町, read Oketo-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 Oketo begin?

北海道常呂郡置戸町… (Hokkaidō, Tokoro-gun, Oketo-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.