Samani様似町

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

Samani (様似町, Samani-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,043 (2020 census), area 364.3 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Samani 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

様似町

Reading

Samani-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Samani District 様似郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,043 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.5% from 4,518

Area

364.3 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

1,913

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

42.3%

Foreign residents

26 (0.6%)

Code

01608 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.samani.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Samani. Borders across water are not counted.

• Urakawa Town浦河町
• Erimo Townえりも町
• Hiro Town広尾町

Questions about Samani

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

Samani (様似町) 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 Samani District (様似郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Samani?

Samani 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 Samani?

4,043 at the 2020 census, down 10.5% from 4,518 in 2015. The area is 364.3 km², which is 11 people per km². 1,913 households. 42.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Samani?

Three: Urakawa Town (浦河町), Erimo Town (えりも町), and Hiro Town (広尾町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Samani in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Samani written in Japanese?

様似町, read Samani-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 Samani begin?

北海道様似郡様似町… (Hokkaidō, Samani-gun, Samani-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.