Tomamae苫前町

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

Tomamae (苫前町, Tomamae-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,936 (2020 census), area 454.6 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tomamae 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

苫前町

Reading

Tomamae-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tomamae District 苫前郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,936 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.1% from 3,265

Area

454.6 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

1,347

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

40.4%

Foreign residents

26 (0.9%)

Code

01483 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tomamae.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Horokanai Town幌加内町
• Obira Town小平町
• Haboro Town羽幌町

Questions about Tomamae

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

Tomamae (苫前町) 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 Tomamae District (苫前郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tomamae?

Tomamae 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 Tomamae?

2,936 at the 2020 census, down 10.1% from 3,265 in 2015. The area is 454.6 km², which is 6 people per km². 1,347 households. 40.4% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tomamae?

Three: Horokanai Town (幌加内町), Obira Town (小平町), and Haboro Town (羽幌町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tomamae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tomamae written in Japanese?

苫前町, read Tomamae-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 Tomamae begin?

北海道苫前郡苫前町… (Hokkaidō, Tomamae-gun, Tomamae-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.