Wakkanai稚内市

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

Wakkanai (稚内市, Wakkanai-shi) is a city in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 33,563 (2020 census), area 761.47 km². Borders 2 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

稚内市

Reading

Wakkanai-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

33,563 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.7% from 36,380

Area

761.47 km²

Density

44 people per km²

Households

16,060

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

438 (1.3%)

Code

01214 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.wakkanai.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Wakkanai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sarufutsu Village猿払村
• Toyotomi Town豊富町

Questions about Wakkanai

Is Wakkanai a city or a prefecture?

Wakkanai (稚内市) 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 Wakkanai?

Wakkanai 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 Wakkanai?

33,563 at the 2020 census, down 7.7% from 36,380 in 2015. The area is 761.47 km², which is 44 people per km². 16,060 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wakkanai?

Two: Sarufutsu Village (猿払村) and Toyotomi Town (豊富町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Wakkanai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wakkanai written in Japanese?

稚内市, read Wakkanai-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 Wakkanai begin?

北海道稚内市… (Hokkaidō, Wakkanai-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.