Wassamu和寒町

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

Wassamu (和寒町, Wassamu-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 3,192 (2020 census), area 225.11 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kamikawa 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

和寒町

Reading

Wassamu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kamikawa District 上川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

3,192 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.2% from 3,596

Area

225.11 km²

Density

14 people per km²

Households

1,429

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

44.3%

Foreign residents

22 (0.7%)

Code

01464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.wassamu.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Wassamu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Asahikawa City旭川市
• Shibetsu City士別市
• Takasu Town鷹栖町
• Pippu Town比布町
• Kembuchi Town剣淵町
• Horokanai Town幌加内町

Questions about Wassamu

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

Wassamu (和寒町) 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 Kamikawa District (上川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Wassamu?

Wassamu 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 Wassamu?

3,192 at the 2020 census, down 11.2% from 3,596 in 2015. The area is 225.11 km², which is 14 people per km². 1,429 households. 44.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Wassamu?

Six: Asahikawa City (旭川市), Shibetsu City (士別市), Takasu Town (鷹栖町), Pippu Town (比布町), Kembuchi Town (剣淵町), and Horokanai Town (幌加内町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Wassamu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Wassamu written in Japanese?

和寒町, read Wassamu-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 Wassamu begin?

北海道上川郡和寒町… (Hokkaidō, Kamikawa-gun, Wassamu-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.