Toyotomi豊富町

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

Toyotomi (豊富町, Toyotomi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,974 (2020 census), area 520.69 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Teshio 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

豊富町

Reading

Toyotomi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Teshio District 天塩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,974 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.0% from 4,054

Area

520.69 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

1,951

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

34.6%

Foreign residents

42 (1.1%)

Code

01516 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.toyotomi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Wakkanai City稚内市
• Sarufutsu Village猿払村
• Horonobe Town幌延町

Questions about Toyotomi

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

Toyotomi (豊富町) 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 Teshio District (天塩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Toyotomi?

Toyotomi 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 Toyotomi?

3,974 at the 2020 census, down 2.0% from 4,054 in 2015. The area is 520.69 km², which is 8 people per km². 1,951 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Toyotomi?

Three: Wakkanai City (稚内市), Sarufutsu Village (猿払村), and Horonobe Town (幌延町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Toyotomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Toyotomi written in Japanese?

豊富町, read Toyotomi-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 Toyotomi begin?

北海道天塩郡豊富町… (Hokkaidō, Teshio-gun, Toyotomi-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.