Oshamambe長万部町

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

Oshamambe (長万部町, Oshamambe-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,109 (2020 census), area 310.76 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yamakoshi 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

長万部町

Reading

Oshamambe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yamakoshi District 山越郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,109 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.8% from 5,926

Area

310.76 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

2,717

Under 15

8.2%

65 and over

41.7%

Foreign residents

177 (3.5%)

Code

01347 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.oshamambe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yakumo Town八雲町
• Imakane Town今金町
• Shimamaki Village島牧村
• Kuromatsunai Town黒松内町
• Toyora Town豊浦町

Questions about Oshamambe

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

Oshamambe (長万部町) 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 Yamakoshi District (山越郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Oshamambe?

Oshamambe 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 Oshamambe?

5,109 at the 2020 census, down 13.8% from 5,926 in 2015. The area is 310.76 km², which is 16 people per km². 2,717 households. 41.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Oshamambe?

Five: Yakumo Town (八雲町), Imakane Town (今金町), Shimamaki Village (島牧村), Kuromatsunai Town (黒松内町), and Toyora Town (豊浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Oshamambe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Oshamambe written in Japanese?

長万部町, read Oshamambe-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 Oshamambe begin?

北海道山越郡長万部町… (Hokkaidō, Yamakoshi-gun, Oshamambe-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.