Tobetsu当別町

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

Tobetsu (当別町, Tobetsu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 15,916 (2020 census), area 422.86 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ishikari 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

当別町

Reading

Tobetsu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ishikari District 石狩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

15,916 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.9% from 17,278

Area

422.86 km²

Density

38 people per km²

Households

7,281

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

35.0%

Foreign residents

121 (0.8%)

Code

01303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tobetsu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Tobetsu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kita Ward北区(Sapporo)
• Higashi Ward東区(Sapporo)
• Ebetsu City江別市
• Ishikari City石狩市
• Shinshinotsu Village新篠津村
• Tsukigata Town月形町
• Urausu Town浦臼町
• Shintotsukawa Town新十津川町

Questions about Tobetsu

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

Tobetsu (当別町) 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 Ishikari District (石狩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tobetsu?

Tobetsu 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 Tobetsu?

15,916 at the 2020 census, down 7.9% from 17,278 in 2015. The area is 422.86 km², which is 38 people per km². 7,281 households. 35.0% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tobetsu?

Eight: Kita Ward (北区) of Sapporo, Higashi Ward (東区) of Sapporo, Ebetsu City (江別市), Ishikari City (石狩市), Shinshinotsu Village (新篠津村), Tsukigata Town (月形町), Urausu Town (浦臼町), and Shintotsukawa Town (新十津川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tobetsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tobetsu written in Japanese?

当別町, read Tobetsu-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 Tobetsu begin?

北海道石狩郡当別町… (Hokkaidō, Ishikari-gun, Tobetsu-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.