Teshikaga弟子屈町

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

Teshikaga (弟子屈町, Teshikaga-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,955 (2020 census), area 774.33 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawakami 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

弟子屈町

Reading

Teshikaga-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawakami District 川上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

6,955 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 7,758

Area

774.33 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

3,339

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

42.0%

Foreign residents

48 (0.7%)

Code

01665 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.teshikaga.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kushiro City釧路市
• Bihoro Town美幌町
• Tsubetsu Town津別町
• Kiyosato Town清里町
• Koshimizu Town小清水町
• Shibecha Town標茶町
• Nakashibetsu Town中標津町

Questions about Teshikaga

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

Teshikaga (弟子屈町) 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 Kawakami District (川上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Teshikaga?

Teshikaga 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 Teshikaga?

6,955 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 7,758 in 2015. The area is 774.33 km², which is 9 people per km². 3,339 households. 42.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Teshikaga?

Seven: Kushiro City (釧路市), Bihoro Town (美幌町), Tsubetsu Town (津別町), Kiyosato Town (清里町), Koshimizu Town (小清水町), Shibecha Town (標茶町), and Nakashibetsu Town (中標津町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Teshikaga in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Teshikaga written in Japanese?

弟子屈町, read Teshikaga-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 Teshikaga begin?

北海道川上郡弟子屈町… (Hokkaidō, Kawakami-gun, Teshikaga-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.