Shimokawa下川町

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

Shimokawa (下川町, Shimokawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,126 (2020 census), area 644.2 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

下川町

Reading

Shimokawa-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

3,126 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.9% from 3,547

Area

644.2 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,473

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

40.6%

Foreign residents

26 (0.8%)

Code

01468 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shimokawa.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shibetsu City士別市
• Nayoro City名寄市
• Takinoe Town滝上町
• Nishiokoppe Village西興部村
• Omu Town雄武町

Questions about Shimokawa

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

Shimokawa (下川町) 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 Shimokawa?

Shimokawa 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 Shimokawa?

3,126 at the 2020 census, down 11.9% from 3,547 in 2015. The area is 644.2 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,473 households. 40.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimokawa?

Five: Shibetsu City (士別市), Nayoro City (名寄市), Takinoe Town (滝上町), Nishiokoppe Village (西興部村), and Omu Town (雄武町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimokawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimokawa written in Japanese?

下川町, read Shimokawa-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 Shimokawa begin?

北海道上川郡下川町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Shimokawa-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.