Shibecha標茶町

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

Shibecha (標茶町, Shibecha-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,230 (2020 census), area 1,099.37 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawakami 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

標茶町

Reading

Shibecha-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawakami District 川上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,230 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 7,742

Area

1,099.37 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

3,248

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

34.2%

Foreign residents

95 (1.3%)

Code

01664 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.shibecha.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Shibecha. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kushiro Town釧路町
• Akkeshi Town厚岸町
• Teshikaga Town弟子屈町
• Tsurui Village鶴居村
• Betsukai Town別海町
• Nakashibetsu Town中標津町

Questions about Shibecha

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

Shibecha (標茶町) 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 Kawakami District (川上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shibecha?

Shibecha 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 Shibecha?

7,230 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 7,742 in 2015. The area is 1,099.37 km², which is 7 people per km². 3,248 households. 34.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shibecha?

Six: Kushiro Town (釧路町), Akkeshi Town (厚岸町), Teshikaga Town (弟子屈町), Tsurui Village (鶴居村), Betsukai Town (別海町), and Nakashibetsu Town (中標津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibecha in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shibecha written in Japanese?

標茶町, read Shibecha-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 Shibecha begin?

北海道川上郡標茶町… (Hokkaidō, Kawakami-gun, Shibecha-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.