Shintoku新得町

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

Shintoku (新得町, Shintoku-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,817 (2020 census), area 1,063.83 km². Borders 7 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

新得町

Reading

Shintoku-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

5,817 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 6,288

Area

1,063.83 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

2,883

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

37.8%

Foreign residents

33 (0.6%)

Code

01635 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.shintoku-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Shintoku. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kamikawa Town上川町
• Biei Town美瑛町
• Kamifurano Town上富良野町
• Minamifurano Town南富良野町
• Kamishihoro Town上士幌町
• Shikaoi Town鹿追町
• Shimizu Town清水町

Questions about Shintoku

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

Shintoku (新得町) 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 Shintoku?

Shintoku 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 Shintoku?

5,817 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 6,288 in 2015. The area is 1,063.83 km², which is 5 people per km². 2,883 households. 37.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shintoku?

Seven: Kamikawa Town (上川町), Biei Town (美瑛町), Kamifurano Town (上富良野町), Minamifurano Town (南富良野町), Kamishihoro Town (上士幌町), Shikaoi Town (鹿追町), and Shimizu Town (清水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shintoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shintoku written in Japanese?

新得町, read Shintoku-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 Shintoku begin?

北海道上川郡新得町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Shintoku-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.