Shimizu清水町

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

Shimizu (清水町, Shimizu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 9,094 (2020 census), area 402.25 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

清水町

Reading

Shimizu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

9,094 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.3% from 9,599

Area

402.25 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

4,166

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

38.2%

Foreign residents

135 (1.5%)

Code

01636 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimizu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minamifurano Town南富良野町
• Hidaka Town日高町
• Shikaoi Town鹿追町
• Shintoku Town新得町
• Memuro Town芽室町

Questions about Shimizu

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

Shimizu (清水町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shimizu?

Shimizu 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 Shimizu?

9,094 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 9,599 in 2015. The area is 402.25 km², which is 23 people per km². 4,166 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimizu?

Five: Minamifurano Town (南富良野町), Hidaka Town (日高町), Shikaoi Town (鹿追町), Shintoku Town (新得町), and Memuro Town (芽室町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimizu written in Japanese?

清水町, read Shimizu-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 Shimizu begin?

北海道上川郡清水町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Shimizu-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.