Shimamaki島牧村

Shimamaki-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Shimamaki (島牧村, Shimamaki-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,356 (2020 census), area 437.18 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimamaki 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

島牧村

Reading

Shimamaki-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimamaki District 島牧郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

1,356 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 1,499

Area

437.18 km²

Density

3 people per km²

Households

617

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

41.6%

Foreign residents

2 (0.1%)

Code

01391 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shimamaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Oshamambe Town長万部町
• Imakane Town今金町
• Setana Townせたな町
• Suttsu Town寿都町
• Kuromatsunai Town黒松内町

Questions about Shimamaki

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

Shimamaki (島牧村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village 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 Shimamaki District (島牧郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimamaki?

Shimamaki 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 Shimamaki?

1,356 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 1,499 in 2015. The area is 437.18 km², which is 3 people per km². 617 households. 41.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimamaki?

Five: Oshamambe Town (長万部町), Imakane Town (今金町), Setana Town (せたな町), Suttsu Town (寿都町), and Kuromatsunai Town (黒松内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimamaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimamaki written in Japanese?

島牧村, read Shimamaki-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shimamaki begin?

北海道島牧郡島牧村… (Hokkaidō, Shimamaki-gun, Shimamaki-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.