Rankoshi蘭越町

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

Rankoshi (蘭越町, Rankoshi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,568 (2020 census), area 449.78 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Isoya 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

蘭越町

Reading

Rankoshi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Isoya District 磯谷郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,568 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 4,843

Area

449.78 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

2,081

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

38 (0.8%)

Code

01394 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.rankoshi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Rankoshi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Suttsu Town寿都町
• Kuromatsunai Town黒松内町
• Niseko Townニセコ町
• Kutchan Town倶知安町
• Kyowa Town共和町
• Iwanai Town岩内町
• Toyora Town豊浦町

Questions about Rankoshi

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

Rankoshi (蘭越町) 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 Isoya District (磯谷郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rankoshi?

Rankoshi 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 Rankoshi?

4,568 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 4,843 in 2015. The area is 449.78 km², which is 10 people per km². 2,081 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rankoshi?

Seven: Suttsu Town (寿都町), Kuromatsunai Town (黒松内町), Niseko Town (ニセコ町), Kutchan Town (倶知安町), Kyowa Town (共和町), Iwanai Town (岩内町), and Toyora Town (豊浦町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rankoshi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rankoshi written in Japanese?

蘭越町, read Rankoshi-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 Rankoshi begin?

北海道磯谷郡蘭越町… (Hokkaidō, Isoya-gun, Rankoshi-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.