Tsukigata月形町

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

Tsukigata (月形町, Tsukigata-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,691 (2020 census), area 150.4 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kabato 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

月形町

Reading

Tsukigata-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kabato District 樺戸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,691 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-19.4% from 4,577

Area

150.4 km²

Density

25 people per km²

Households

1,320

Under 15

5.8%

65 and over

37.9%

Foreign residents

13 (0.4%)

Code

01430 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsukigata.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwamizawa City岩見沢市
• Bibai City美唄市
• Tobetsu Town当別町
• Shinshinotsu Village新篠津村
• Urausu Town浦臼町

Questions about Tsukigata

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

Tsukigata (月形町) 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 Kabato District (樺戸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsukigata?

Tsukigata 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 Tsukigata?

3,691 at the 2020 census, down 19.4% from 4,577 in 2015. The area is 150.4 km², which is 25 people per km². 1,320 households. 37.9% of residents are 65 or older and 5.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsukigata?

Five: Iwamizawa City (岩見沢市), Bibai City (美唄市), Tobetsu Town (当別町), Shinshinotsu Village (新篠津村), and Urausu Town (浦臼町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsukigata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsukigata written in Japanese?

月形町, read Tsukigata-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 Tsukigata begin?

北海道樺戸郡月形町… (Hokkaidō, Kabato-gun, Tsukigata-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.