Shibetsu士別市
Shibetsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Shibetsu (士別市, Shibetsu-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 17,858 (2020 census), area 1,119.22 km². Borders 9 places.
A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 士別市
- Reading
- Shibetsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Region
- Hokkaidō 北海道
- Population
- 17,858 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- -10.3% from 19,914
- Area
- 1,119.22 km²
- Density
- 16 people per km²
- Households
- 8,184
- Under 15
- 9.3%
- 65 and over
- 41.2%
- Foreign residents
- 76 (0.4%)
- Code
- 01220 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.shibetsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
9 places share a land border with Shibetsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Shibetsu
- Is Shibetsu a city or a prefecture?
- Shibetsu (士別市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
- Where is Shibetsu?
- Shibetsu 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 Shibetsu?
- 17,858 at the 2020 census, down 10.3% from 19,914 in 2015. The area is 1,119.22 km², which is 16 people per km². 8,184 households. 41.2% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Shibetsu?
- Nine: Nayoro City (名寄市), Pippu Town (比布町), Aibetsu Town (愛別町), Kamikawa Town (上川町), Wassamu Town (和寒町), Kembuchi Town (剣淵町), Shimokawa Town (下川町), Horokanai Town (幌加内町), and Takinoe Town (滝上町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shibetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Shibetsu written in Japanese?
- 士別市, read Shibetsu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
- How does an address in Shibetsu begin?
- 北海道士別市… (Hokkaidō, Shibetsu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.