Shikaoi鹿追町

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

Shikaoi (鹿追町, Shikaoi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,266 (2020 census), area 402.88 km². Borders 6 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

鹿追町

Reading

Shikaoi-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

5,266 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.0% from 5,542

Area

402.88 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

2,255

Under 15

13.6%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

75 (1.4%)

Code

01634 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shikaoi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Otofuke Town音更町
• Shihoro Town士幌町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Shintoku Town新得町
• Shimizu Town清水町
• Memuro Town芽室町

Questions about Shikaoi

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

Shikaoi (鹿追町) 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 Shikaoi?

Shikaoi 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 Shikaoi?

5,266 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 5,542 in 2015. The area is 402.88 km², which is 13 people per km². 2,255 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 13.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shikaoi?

Six: Otofuke Town (音更町), Shihoro Town (士幌町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), Shintoku Town (新得町), Shimizu Town (清水町), and Memuro Town (芽室町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shikaoi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shikaoi written in Japanese?

鹿追町, read Shikaoi-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 Shikaoi begin?

北海道河東郡鹿追町… (Hokkaidō, Kato-gun, Shikaoi-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.