Urausu浦臼町

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

Urausu (浦臼町, Urausu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 1,732 (2020 census), area 101.83 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

浦臼町

Reading

Urausu-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

1,732 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.7% from 1,985

Area

101.83 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

777

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

44.9%

Foreign residents

8 (0.5%)

Code

01431 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.urausu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Bibai City美唄市
• Tobetsu Town当別町
• Naie Town奈井江町
• Tsukigata Town月形町
• Shintotsukawa Town新十津川町

Questions about Urausu

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

Urausu (浦臼町) 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 Urausu?

Urausu 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 Urausu?

1,732 at the 2020 census, down 12.7% from 1,985 in 2015. The area is 101.83 km², which is 17 people per km². 777 households. 44.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Urausu?

Five: Bibai City (美唄市), Tobetsu Town (当別町), Naie Town (奈井江町), Tsukigata Town (月形町), and Shintotsukawa Town (新十津川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Urausu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Urausu written in Japanese?

浦臼町, read Urausu-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 Urausu begin?

北海道樺戸郡浦臼町… (Hokkaidō, Kabato-gun, Urausu-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.