Toma当麻町

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

Toma (当麻町, Toma-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 6,319 (2020 census), area 204.9 km². Borders 4 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

当麻町

Reading

Toma-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

6,319 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.5% from 6,689

Area

204.9 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

2,773

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

42.1%

Foreign residents

10 (0.2%)

Code

01454 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tohma.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Toma. Borders across water are not counted.

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Pippu Town比布町
• Aibetsu Town愛別町
• Kamikawa Town上川町

Questions about Toma

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

Toma (当麻町) 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 Toma?

Toma 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 Toma?

6,319 at the 2020 census, down 5.5% from 6,689 in 2015. The area is 204.9 km², which is 31 people per km². 2,773 households. 42.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toma?

Four: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Pippu Town (比布町), Aibetsu Town (愛別町), and Kamikawa Town (上川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toma written in Japanese?

当麻町, read Toma-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 Toma begin?

北海道上川郡当麻町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Toma-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.