Tsurui鶴居村

Tsurui-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Tsurui (鶴居村, Tsurui-mura) is a village in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,558 (2020 census), area 571.8 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Akan 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

鶴居村

Reading

Tsurui-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Akan District 阿寒郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,558 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.9% from 2,534

Area

571.8 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

1,109

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

35.7%

Foreign residents

35 (1.4%)

Code

01667 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tsurui.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kushiro City釧路市
• Kushiro Town釧路町
• Shibecha Town標茶町

Questions about Tsurui

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

Tsurui (鶴居村) is a village (村, mura) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. A village 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 Akan District (阿寒郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsurui?

Tsurui 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 Tsurui?

2,558 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 2,534 in 2015. The area is 571.8 km², which is 4 people per km². 1,109 households. 35.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsurui?

Three: Kushiro City (釧路市), Kushiro Town (釧路町), and Shibecha Town (標茶町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsurui in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsurui written in Japanese?

鶴居村, read Tsurui-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Tsurui begin?

北海道阿寒郡鶴居村… (Hokkaidō, Akan-gun, Tsurui-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.