Taiki大樹町

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

Taiki (大樹町, Taiki-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 5,420 (2020 census), area 815.68 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiro 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

大樹町

Reading

Taiki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiro District 広尾郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

5,420 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 5,738

Area

815.68 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

2,593

Under 15

11.3%

65 and over

36.6%

Foreign residents

108 (2.0%)

Code

01641 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.taiki.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Urakawa Town浦河町
• Shinhidaka Town新ひだか町
• Nakasatsunai Village中札内村
• Sarabetsu Village更別村
• Hiro Town広尾町
• Makubetsu Town幕別町
• Toyokoro Town豊頃町

Questions about Taiki

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

Taiki (大樹町) 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 Hiro District (広尾郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Taiki?

Taiki 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 Taiki?

5,420 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 5,738 in 2015. The area is 815.68 km², which is 7 people per km². 2,593 households. 36.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Taiki?

Seven: Urakawa Town (浦河町), Shinhidaka Town (新ひだか町), Nakasatsunai Village (中札内村), Sarabetsu Village (更別村), Hiro Town (広尾町), Makubetsu Town (幕別町), and Toyokoro Town (豊頃町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Taiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Taiki written in Japanese?

大樹町, read Taiki-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 Taiki begin?

北海道広尾郡大樹町… (Hokkaidō, Hiro-gun, Taiki-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.