Shari斜里町

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

Shari (斜里町, Shari-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 11,418 (2020 census), area 737.13 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shari 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

斜里町

Reading

Shari-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shari District 斜里郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

11,418 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 12,231

Area

737.13 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

5,349

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

33.6%

Foreign residents

187 (1.6%)

Code

01545 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shari.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shari. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kiyosato Town清里町
• Koshimizu Town小清水町
• Shibetsu Town標津町
• Rausu Town羅臼町

Questions about Shari

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

Shari (斜里町) 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 Shari District (斜里郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shari?

Shari 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 Shari?

11,418 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 12,231 in 2015. The area is 737.13 km², which is 15 people per km². 5,349 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shari?

Four: Kiyosato Town (清里町), Koshimizu Town (小清水町), Shibetsu Town (標津町), and Rausu Town (羅臼町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shari written in Japanese?

斜里町, read Shari-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 Shari begin?

北海道斜里郡斜里町… (Hokkaidō, Shari-gun, Shari-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.