Yuni由仁町

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

Yuni (由仁町, Yuni-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 4,822 (2020 census), area 133.74 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yubari 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

由仁町

Reading

Yuni-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yubari District 夕張郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

4,822 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 5,314

Area

133.74 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

2,063

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

24 (0.5%)

Code

01427 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yuni.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yubari City夕張市
• Chitose City千歳市
• Naganuma Town長沼町
• Kuriyama Town栗山町
• Atsuma Town厚真町
• Abira Town安平町

Questions about Yuni

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

Yuni (由仁町) 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 Yubari District (夕張郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yuni?

Yuni 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 Yuni?

4,822 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 5,314 in 2015. The area is 133.74 km², which is 36 people per km². 2,063 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yuni?

Six: Yubari City (夕張市), Chitose City (千歳市), Naganuma Town (長沼町), Kuriyama Town (栗山町), Atsuma Town (厚真町), and Abira Town (安平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yuni in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yuni written in Japanese?

由仁町, read Yuni-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 Yuni begin?

北海道夕張郡由仁町… (Hokkaidō, Yubari-gun, Yuni-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.