Takinoe滝上町

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

Takinoe (滝上町, Takinoe-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,421 (2020 census), area 766.89 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Mombetsu 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

滝上町

Reading

Takinoe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Mombetsu District 紋別郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,421 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 2,721

Area

766.89 km²

Density

3 people per km²

Households

1,201

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

25 (1.0%)

Code

01560 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.takinoue.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mombetsu City紋別市
• Shibetsu City士別市
• Kamikawa Town上川町
• Shimokawa Town下川町
• Engaru Town遠軽町
• Okoppe Town興部町
• Nishiokoppe Village西興部村

Questions about Takinoe

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

Takinoe (滝上町) 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 Mombetsu District (紋別郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takinoe?

Takinoe 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 Takinoe?

2,421 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 2,721 in 2015. The area is 766.89 km², which is 3 people per km². 1,201 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takinoe?

Seven: Mombetsu City (紋別市), Shibetsu City (士別市), Kamikawa Town (上川町), Shimokawa Town (下川町), Engaru Town (遠軽町), Okoppe Town (興部町), and Nishiokoppe Village (西興部村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takinoe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takinoe written in Japanese?

滝上町, read Takinoe-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 Takinoe begin?

北海道紋別郡滝上町… (Hokkaidō, Mombetsu-gun, Takinoe-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.