Yakumo八雲町

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

Yakumo (八雲町, Yakumo-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 15,826 (2020 census), area 956.08 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Futami 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

八雲町

Reading

Yakumo-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Futami District 二海郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

15,826 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 17,252

Area

956.08 km²

Density

17 people per km²

Households

7,519

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

35.2%

Foreign residents

229 (1.4%)

Code

01346 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yakumo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mori Town森町
• Oshamambe Town長万部町
• Assabu Town厚沢部町
• Otobe Town乙部町
• Imakane Town今金町
• Setana Townせたな町

Questions about Yakumo

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

Yakumo (八雲町) 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 Futami District (二海郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yakumo?

Yakumo 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 Yakumo?

15,826 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 17,252 in 2015. The area is 956.08 km², which is 17 people per km². 7,519 households. 35.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yakumo?

Six: Mori Town (森町), Oshamambe Town (長万部町), Assabu Town (厚沢部町), Otobe Town (乙部町), Imakane Town (今金町), and Setana Town (せたな町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yakumo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yakumo written in Japanese?

八雲町, read Yakumo-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 Yakumo begin?

北海道二海郡八雲町… (Hokkaidō, Futami-gun, Yakumo-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.