Shinshinotsu新篠津村

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

Shinshinotsu (新篠津村, Shinshinotsu-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,044 (2020 census), area 78.04 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Ishikari 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

新篠津村

Reading

Shinshinotsu-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Ishikari District 石狩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,044 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 3,329

Area

78.04 km²

Density

39 people per km²

Households

1,051

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

8 (0.3%)

Code

01304 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shinshinotsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwamizawa City岩見沢市
• Ebetsu City江別市
• Tobetsu Town当別町
• Tsukigata Town月形町

Questions about Shinshinotsu

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

Shinshinotsu (新篠津村) 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 Ishikari District (石狩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shinshinotsu?

Shinshinotsu 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 Shinshinotsu?

3,044 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 3,329 in 2015. The area is 78.04 km², which is 39 people per km². 1,051 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shinshinotsu?

Four: Iwamizawa City (岩見沢市), Ebetsu City (江別市), Tobetsu Town (当別町), and Tsukigata Town (月形町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shinshinotsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shinshinotsu written in Japanese?

新篠津村, read Shinshinotsu-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 Shinshinotsu begin?

北海道石狩郡新篠津村… (Hokkaidō, Ishikari-gun, Shinshinotsu-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.