Toyora豊浦町

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

Toyora (豊浦町, Toyora-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,821 (2020 census), area 233.57 km². Borders 6 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

豊浦町

Reading

Toyora-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

3,821 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 4,291

Area

233.57 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

1,774

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

62 (1.6%)

Code

01571 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyoura.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Toyora. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oshamambe Town長万部町
• Kuromatsunai Town黒松内町
• Rankoshi Town蘭越町
• Niseko Townニセコ町
• Makkari Village真狩村
• Toyako Town洞爺湖町

Questions about Toyora

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

Toyora (豊浦町) 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 Toyora?

Toyora 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 Toyora?

3,821 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 4,291 in 2015. The area is 233.57 km², which is 16 people per km². 1,774 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyora?

Six: Oshamambe Town (長万部町), Kuromatsunai Town (黒松内町), Rankoshi Town (蘭越町), Niseko Town (ニセコ町), Makkari Village (真狩村), and Toyako Town (洞爺湖町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyora in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyora written in Japanese?

豊浦町, read Toyora-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 Toyora begin?

北海道虻田郡豊浦町… (Hokkaidō, Abuta-gun, Toyora-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.