Yoichi余市町

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

Yoichi (余市町, Yoichi-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 18,000 (2020 census), area 140.59 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yoichi 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

余市町

Reading

Yoichi-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yoichi District 余市郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

18,000 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 19,607

Area

140.59 km²

Density

128 people per km²

Households

8,283

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

40.5%

Foreign residents

125 (0.7%)

Code

01408 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoichi.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Otaru City小樽市
• Furubira Town古平町
• Niki Town仁木町
• Akaigawa Village赤井川村

Questions about Yoichi

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

Yoichi (余市町) 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 Yoichi District (余市郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoichi?

Yoichi 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 Yoichi?

18,000 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 19,607 in 2015. The area is 140.59 km², which is 128 people per km². 8,283 households. 40.5% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoichi?

Four: Otaru City (小樽市), Furubira Town (古平町), Niki Town (仁木町), and Akaigawa Village (赤井川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoichi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoichi written in Japanese?

余市町, read Yoichi-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 Yoichi begin?

北海道余市郡余市町… (Hokkaidō, Yoichi-gun, Yoichi-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.