Utashinai歌志内市

Utashinai-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Utashinai (歌志内市, Utashinai-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 2,989 (2020 census), area 55.95 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

歌志内市

Reading

Utashinai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

2,989 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-16.6% from 3,585

Area

55.95 km²

Density

53 people per km²

Households

1,424

Under 15

4.8%

65 and over

53.3%

Foreign residents

10 (0.3%)

Code

01227 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.utashinai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Utashinai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Ashibetsu City芦別市
• Akabira City赤平市
• Sunagawa City砂川市
• Kamisunagawa Town上砂川町

Questions about Utashinai

Is Utashinai a city or a prefecture?

Utashinai (歌志内市) is a city (市, shi) in Hokkaidō Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Utashinai?

Utashinai 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 Utashinai?

2,989 at the 2020 census, down 16.6% from 3,585 in 2015. The area is 55.95 km², which is 53 people per km². 1,424 households. 53.3% of residents are 65 or older and 4.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Utashinai?

Four: Ashibetsu City (芦別市), Akabira City (赤平市), Sunagawa City (砂川市), and Kamisunagawa Town (上砂川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Utashinai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Utashinai written in Japanese?

歌志内市, read Utashinai-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Utashinai begin?

北海道歌志内市… (Hokkaidō, Utashinai-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.