Toyako洞爺湖町

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

Toyako (洞爺湖町, Toyako-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 8,442 (2020 census), area 180.87 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Abuta 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

洞爺湖町

Reading

Toyako-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Abuta District 虻田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

8,442 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 9,299

Area

180.87 km²

Density

47 people per km²

Households

4,030

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

43.6%

Foreign residents

88 (1.0%)

Code

01584 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyako.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Toyako. Borders across water are not counted.

• Date City伊達市
• Makkari Village真狩村
• Rusutsu Village留寿都村
• Toyora Town豊浦町
• Sobetsu Town壮瞥町

Questions about Toyako

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

Toyako (洞爺湖町) 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 Abuta District (虻田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyako?

Toyako 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 Toyako?

8,442 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 9,299 in 2015. The area is 180.87 km², which is 47 people per km². 4,030 households. 43.6% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyako?

Five: Date City (伊達市), Makkari Village (真狩村), Rusutsu Village (留寿都村), Toyora Town (豊浦町), and Sobetsu Town (壮瞥町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyako in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyako written in Japanese?

洞爺湖町, read Toyako-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 Toyako begin?

北海道虻田郡洞爺湖町… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Toyako-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.