Shintotsukawa新十津川町

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

Shintotsukawa (新十津川町, Shintotsukawa-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,484 (2020 census), area 495.47 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kabato 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

新十津川町

Reading

Shintotsukawa-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kabato District 樺戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,484 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.1% from 6,831

Area

495.47 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

2,543

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

41.1%

Foreign residents

19 (0.3%)

Code

01432 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shintotsukawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Shintotsukawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Takikawa City滝川市
• Sunagawa City砂川市
• Ishikari City石狩市
• Tobetsu Town当別町
• Naie Town奈井江町
• Urausu Town浦臼町
• Uryu Town雨竜町
• Mashike Town増毛町

Questions about Shintotsukawa

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

Shintotsukawa (新十津川町) 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 Kabato District (樺戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shintotsukawa?

Shintotsukawa 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 Shintotsukawa?

6,484 at the 2020 census, down 5.1% from 6,831 in 2015. The area is 495.47 km², which is 13 people per km². 2,543 households. 41.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shintotsukawa?

Eight: Takikawa City (滝川市), Sunagawa City (砂川市), Ishikari City (石狩市), Tobetsu Town (当別町), Naie Town (奈井江町), Urausu Town (浦臼町), Uryu Town (雨竜町), and Mashike Town (増毛町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shintotsukawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shintotsukawa written in Japanese?

新十津川町, read Shintotsukawa-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 Shintotsukawa begin?

北海道樺戸郡新十津川町… (Hokkaidō, Kabato-gun, Shintotsukawa-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.