Sobetsu壮瞥町

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

Sobetsu (壮瞥町, Sobetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,743 (2020 census), area 205.01 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Usu 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

壮瞥町

Reading

Sobetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Usu District 有珠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,743 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 2,922

Area

205.01 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

1,170

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

45.7%

Foreign residents

26 (0.9%)

Code

01575 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sobetsu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Noboribetsu City登別市
• Date City伊達市
• Shiraoi Town白老町
• Toyako Town洞爺湖町

Questions about Sobetsu

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

Sobetsu (壮瞥町) 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 Usu District (有珠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sobetsu?

Sobetsu 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 Sobetsu?

2,743 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 2,922 in 2015. The area is 205.01 km², which is 13 people per km². 1,170 households. 45.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sobetsu?

Four: Noboribetsu City (登別市), Date City (伊達市), Shiraoi Town (白老町), and Toyako Town (洞爺湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sobetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sobetsu written in Japanese?

壮瞥町, read Sobetsu-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 Sobetsu begin?

北海道有珠郡壮瞥町… (Hokkaidō, Usu-gun, Sobetsu-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.