Shakotan積丹町

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

Shakotan (積丹町, Shakotan-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,831 (2020 census), area 238.13 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shakotan 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

積丹町

Reading

Shakotan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shakotan District 積丹郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

1,831 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.4% from 2,115

Area

238.13 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

883

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

46.9%

Foreign residents

4 (0.2%)

Code

01405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shakotan.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Shakotan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kamoenai Village神恵内村
• Furubira Town古平町

Questions about Shakotan

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

Shakotan (積丹町) 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 Shakotan District (積丹郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shakotan?

Shakotan 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 Shakotan?

1,831 at the 2020 census, down 13.4% from 2,115 in 2015. The area is 238.13 km², which is 8 people per km². 883 households. 46.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shakotan?

Two: Kamoenai Village (神恵内村) and Furubira Town (古平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shakotan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shakotan written in Japanese?

積丹町, read Shakotan-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 Shakotan begin?

北海道積丹郡積丹町… (Hokkaidō, Shakotan-gun, Shakotan-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.