Shihoro士幌町

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

Shihoro (士幌町, Shihoro-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,848 (2020 census), area 259.19 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kato 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

士幌町

Reading

Shihoro-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kato District 河東郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,848 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 6,132

Area

259.19 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

2,524

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

90 (1.5%)

Code

01632 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.shihoro.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Shihoro. Borders across water are not counted.

• Otofuke Town音更町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Shikaoi Town鹿追町
• Ikeda Town池田町
• Hombetsu Town本別町

Questions about Shihoro

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

Shihoro (士幌町) 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 Kato District (河東郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shihoro?

Shihoro 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 Shihoro?

5,848 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 6,132 in 2015. The area is 259.19 km², which is 23 people per km². 2,524 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shihoro?

Five: Otofuke Town (音更町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), Shikaoi Town (鹿追町), Ikeda Town (池田町), and Hombetsu Town (本別町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shihoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shihoro written in Japanese?

士幌町, read Shihoro-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 Shihoro begin?

北海道河東郡士幌町… (Hokkaidō, Kato-gun, Shihoro-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.