Pippu比布町

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

Pippu (比布町, Pippu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,520 (2020 census), area 86.9 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

比布町

Reading

Pippu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,520 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.8% from 3,777

Area

86.9 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

1,570

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

41.5%

Foreign residents

3 (0.1%)

Code

01455 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.pippu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Shibetsu City士別市
• Toma Town当麻町
• Aibetsu Town愛別町
• Wassamu Town和寒町

Questions about Pippu

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

Pippu (比布町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Pippu?

Pippu 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 Pippu?

3,520 at the 2020 census, down 6.8% from 3,777 in 2015. The area is 86.9 km², which is 41 people per km². 1,570 households. 41.5% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Pippu?

Five: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Shibetsu City (士別市), Toma Town (当麻町), Aibetsu Town (愛別町), and Wassamu Town (和寒町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Pippu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Pippu written in Japanese?

比布町, read Pippu-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 Pippu begin?

北海道上川郡比布町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Pippu-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.