Shiriuchi知内町

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

Shiriuchi (知内町, Shiriuchi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,167 (2020 census), area 196.75 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamiiso 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

知内町

Reading

Shiriuchi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiiso District 上磯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,167 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 4,653

Area

196.75 km²

Density

21 people per km²

Households

1,868

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

63 (1.5%)

Code

01333 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.shiriuchi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Shiriuchi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fukushima Town福島町
• Kikonai Town木古内町
• Kaminokuni Town上ノ国町

Questions about Shiriuchi

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

Shiriuchi (知内町) 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 Kamiiso District (上磯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Shiriuchi?

Shiriuchi 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 Shiriuchi?

4,167 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 4,653 in 2015. The area is 196.75 km², which is 21 people per km². 1,868 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shiriuchi?

Three: Fukushima Town (福島町), Kikonai Town (木古内町), and Kaminokuni Town (上ノ国町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shiriuchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shiriuchi written in Japanese?

知内町, read Shiriuchi-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 Shiriuchi begin?

北海道上磯郡知内町… (Hokkaidō, Kamiiso-gun, Shiriuchi-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.