Setanaせたな町

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

Setana (せたな町, Setana-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,398 (2020 census), area 638.68 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kudo 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

せたな町

Reading

Setana-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kudo District 久遠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,398 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.7% from 8,473

Area

638.68 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

3,534

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

47.1%

Foreign residents

30 (0.4%)

Code

01371 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.setana.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yakumo Town八雲町
• Imakane Town今金町
• Shimamaki Village島牧村

Questions about Setana

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

Setana (せたな町) 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 Kudo District (久遠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Setana?

Setana 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 Setana?

7,398 at the 2020 census, down 12.7% from 8,473 in 2015. The area is 638.68 km², which is 12 people per km². 3,534 households. 47.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Setana?

Three: Yakumo Town (八雲町), Imakane Town (今金町), and Shimamaki Village (島牧村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Setana in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Setana written in Japanese?

せたな町, read Setana-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 Setana begin?

北海道久遠郡せたな町… (Hokkaidō, Kudo-gun, Setana-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.