Shinhidaka新ひだか町

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

Shinhidaka (新ひだか町, Shinhidaka-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 21,517 (2020 census), area 1,147.55 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hidaka 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

新ひだか町

Reading

Shinhidaka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hidaka District 日高郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

21,517 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 23,231

Area

1,147.55 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

10,176

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

35.5%

Foreign residents

104 (0.5%)

Code

01610 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.shinhidaka-hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Shinhidaka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Niikappu Town新冠町
• Urakawa Town浦河町
• Nakasatsunai Village中札内村
• Taiki Town大樹町

Questions about Shinhidaka

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

Shinhidaka (新ひだか町) 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 Hidaka District (日高郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinhidaka?

Shinhidaka 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 Shinhidaka?

21,517 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 23,231 in 2015. The area is 1,147.55 km², which is 19 people per km². 10,176 households. 35.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinhidaka?

Four: Niikappu Town (新冠町), Urakawa Town (浦河町), Nakasatsunai Village (中札内村), and Taiki Town (大樹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinhidaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinhidaka written in Japanese?

新ひだか町, read Shinhidaka-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 Shinhidaka begin?

北海道日高郡新ひだか町… (Hokkaidō, Hidaka-gun, Shinhidaka-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.