Atsubetsu厚別区

Atsubetsu-ku. The name ends in 区 (ku), the word for ward.

Atsubetsu (厚別区, Atsubetsu-ku) is a ward of Sapporo, in Hokkaidō Prefecture. The ward is an office of the city, not a government. Population 125,083 (2020 census), area 24.38 km². Borders 4 places.

An administrative ward of the city around it. Its ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly: the city's mayor and assembly govern it.

In an address this ward is in the same slot as a Tokyo special ward, which makes the two look equivalent. Only Tokyo's 23 wards are governments.

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Facts

Japanese name

厚別区

Reading

Atsubetsu-ku

Kind

Ward of a designated city (行政区): an office of the city, not a government

City

Sapporo City 札幌市

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

125,083 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.1% from 127,767

Area

24.38 km²

Density

5,131 people per km²

Households

57,289

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

32.7%

Foreign residents

670 (0.5%)

Code

01108 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.sapporo.jp/atsubetsu

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring wards and municipalities

4 places share a land border with Atsubetsu, 2 of them wards of the same city. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi Ward白石区
• Kiyota Ward清田区
• Ebetsu City江別市
• Kitahiroshima City北広島市

Questions about Atsubetsu

Is Atsubetsu a city?

Atsubetsu (厚別区) is a ward of Sapporo (札幌市), a designated city. It is not a government. The ward office handles counter services such as residence registration, but the ward has no mayor and no assembly of its own: the city's mayor and assembly govern it. Tokyo's 23 special wards are written with the same character, 区, and those are governments.

Where is Atsubetsu?

Atsubetsu is inside Sapporo (札幌市), 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 Atsubetsu?

125,083 at the 2020 census, down 2.1% from 127,767 in 2015. The area is 24.38 km², which is 5,131 people per km². 57,289 households. 32.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Atsubetsu?

Four: Shiroishi Ward (白石区), Kiyota Ward (清田区), Ebetsu City (江別市), and Kitahiroshima City (北広島市). These are the wards and municipalities that share a land border with Atsubetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Atsubetsu written in Japanese?

厚別区, read Atsubetsu-ku. The last character, 区 (ku), is the word for ward, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Atsubetsu begin?

北海道札幌市厚別区… (Hokkaidō, Sapporo-shi, Atsubetsu-ku, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name, then the ward name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.