Rishirifuji利尻富士町

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

Rishirifuji (利尻富士町, Rishirifuji-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,458 (2020 census), area 105.62 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Rishiri 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

利尻富士町

Reading

Rishirifuji-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Rishiri District 利尻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,458 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.8% from 2,787

Area

105.62 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

1,199

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

11 (0.4%)

Code

01519 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.rishirifuji.hokkaido.jp/rishirifuji

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Rishirifuji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Rishiri Town利尻町

Questions about Rishirifuji

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

Rishirifuji (利尻富士町) 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 Rishiri District (利尻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Rishirifuji?

Rishirifuji 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 Rishirifuji?

2,458 at the 2020 census, down 11.8% from 2,787 in 2015. The area is 105.62 km², which is 23 people per km². 1,199 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Rishirifuji?

One: Rishiri Town (利尻町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Rishirifuji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Rishirifuji written in Japanese?

利尻富士町, read Rishirifuji-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 Rishirifuji begin?

北海道利尻郡利尻富士町… (Hokkaidō, Rishiri-gun, Rishirifuji-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.