Shiranuka白糠町

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

Shiranuka (白糠町, Shiranuka-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 7,289 (2020 census), area 773.13 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shiranuka 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

白糠町

Reading

Shiranuka-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shiranuka District 白糠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

7,289 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 8,068

Area

773.13 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

3,457

Under 15

7.7%

65 and over

42.0%

Foreign residents

90 (1.2%)

Code

01668 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shiranuka.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kushiro City釧路市
• Hombetsu Town本別町
• Ashoro Town足寄町
• Urahoro Town浦幌町

Questions about Shiranuka

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

Shiranuka (白糠町) 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 Shiranuka District (白糠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shiranuka?

Shiranuka 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 Shiranuka?

7,289 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 8,068 in 2015. The area is 773.13 km², which is 9 people per km². 3,457 households. 42.0% of residents are 65 or older and 7.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shiranuka?

Four: Kushiro City (釧路市), Hombetsu Town (本別町), Ashoro Town (足寄町), and Urahoro Town (浦幌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiranuka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shiranuka written in Japanese?

白糠町, read Shiranuka-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 Shiranuka begin?

北海道白糠郡白糠町… (Hokkaidō, Shiranuka-gun, Shiranuka-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.