Okushiri奥尻町

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

Okushiri (奥尻町, Okushiri-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,410 (2020 census), area 142.99 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Okushiri 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

奥尻町

Reading

Okushiri-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Okushiri District 奥尻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,410 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 2,690

Area

142.99 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

1,215

Under 15

6.8%

65 and over

41.4%

Foreign residents

8 (0.3%)

Code

01367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okushiri.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Okushiri shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Okushiri

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

Okushiri (奥尻町) 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 Okushiri District (奥尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okushiri?

Okushiri 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 Okushiri?

2,410 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 2,690 in 2015. The area is 142.99 km², which is 17 people per km². 1,215 households. 41.4% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okushiri?

None. Okushiri shares no land border with another municipality. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okushiri written in Japanese?

奥尻町, read Okushiri-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 Okushiri begin?

北海道奥尻郡奥尻町… (Hokkaidō, Okushiri-gun, Okushiri-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.