Rebun礼文町

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

Rebun (礼文町, Rebun-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,509 (2020 census), area 81.64 km².

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Rebun 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

礼文町

Reading

Rebun-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Rebun District 礼文郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,509 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 2,773

Area

81.64 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

1,246

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

36.3%

Foreign residents

28 (1.1%)

Code

01517 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.rebun.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

Rebun shares no land border with another municipality.

Questions about Rebun

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

Rebun (礼文町) 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 Rebun District (礼文郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rebun?

Rebun 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 Rebun?

2,509 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 2,773 in 2015. The area is 81.64 km², which is 31 people per km². 1,246 households. 36.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rebun?

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

How is Rebun written in Japanese?

礼文町, read Rebun-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 Rebun begin?

北海道礼文郡礼文町… (Hokkaidō, Rebun-gun, Rebun-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.