Teshio天塩町

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

Teshio (天塩町, Teshio-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,950 (2020 census), area 353.56 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Teshio 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

天塩町

Reading

Teshio-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Teshio District 天塩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,950 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 3,243

Area

353.56 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

1,425

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

37.2%

Foreign residents

34 (1.2%)

Code

01487 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.teshiotown.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Teshio. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakagawa Town中川町
• Embetsu Town遠別町
• Horonobe Town幌延町

Questions about Teshio

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

Teshio (天塩町) 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 Teshio District (天塩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Teshio?

Teshio 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 Teshio?

2,950 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 3,243 in 2015. The area is 353.56 km², which is 8 people per km². 1,425 households. 37.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Teshio?

Three: Nakagawa Town (中川町), Embetsu Town (遠別町), and Horonobe Town (幌延町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Teshio in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Teshio written in Japanese?

天塩町, read Teshio-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 Teshio begin?

北海道天塩郡天塩町… (Hokkaidō, Teshio-gun, Teshio-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.