Takasu鷹栖町

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

Takasu (鷹栖町, Takasu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,567 (2020 census), area 139.42 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

鷹栖町

Reading

Takasu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,567 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 7,018

Area

139.42 km²

Density

47 people per km²

Households

2,658

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

34.6%

Foreign residents

3 (0.0%)

Code

01452 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takasu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Takasu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Wassamu Town和寒町

Questions about Takasu

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

Takasu (鷹栖町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takasu?

Takasu 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 Takasu?

6,567 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 7,018 in 2015. The area is 139.42 km², which is 47 people per km². 2,658 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takasu?

Two: Asahikawa City (旭川市) and Wassamu Town (和寒町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takasu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takasu written in Japanese?

鷹栖町, read Takasu-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 Takasu begin?

北海道上川郡鷹栖町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Takasu-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.