Living in 秩父郡横瀬町

秩父郡横瀬町 had 7,979 residents in October 2020 and is a city in Japan. The unemployment rate was 3.8% in October 2020. The median age was 54 years in 2020. The foreign population count was 89 in 2024. The city had 2 schools in May 2024.

Which Japan-wide rules apply when you move to 秩父郡横瀬町?

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent or cost figure is published for 秩父郡横瀬町 yet. We do not infer one from another place.

Net rent across major cities秩父郡横瀬町 highlighted among comparable cities

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How international is the population?

1.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 89 people of 7,979 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in JapanUnemployment in 秩父郡横瀬町 is 3.8%. Of 2,344 cities with data, 1,088 have unemployment of 3 to under 4%.

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	268.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	www.e-stat.go.jp¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	3.8 %country median 3.7%	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to 秩父郡横瀬町. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Hello Work — Public employment service

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in 秩父郡横瀬町. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Schools	2 schools	1 May 2024	MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127⁸Official

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	38.3 per 100,000	2022	Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used.⁴Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in 秩父郡横瀬町 when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	4 count	2024	Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables.⁹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for 秩父郡横瀬町. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Japanese Language Education Program for Foreigners Living in Japan — State Language Course

Agency for Cultural Affairs

For foreigners living in Japan.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan 10 · Feb 10.8 · Mar 14.3 · Apr 19.6 · May 24 · Jun 26.8 · Jul 30.6 · Aug 32.3 · Sep 28.5 · Oct 23.1 · Nov 17.7 · Dec 12.5 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan 2.9 · Feb 3.1 · Mar 5.8 · Apr 10.6 · May 15.6 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 21.6 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 10.1 · Dec 5.2 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 6.3 · Feb 6.8 · Mar 9.9 · Apr 15 · May 19.6 · Jun 23 · Jul 26.8 · Aug 28.1 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 19.3 · Nov 13.8 · Dec 8.7 °C	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 41.9 · Feb 53 · Mar 87.8 · Apr 104.3 · May 146.6 · Jun 192.6 · Jul 177 · Aug 193 · Sep 271.2 · Oct 199.5 · Nov 89.2 · Dec 63.9 mm	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 160.3 · Feb 152.5 · Mar 179.8 · Apr 197.9 · May 205.7 · Jun 151.9 · Jul 192 · Aug 230.6 · Sep 162 · Oct 163.6 · Nov 150.4 · Dec 160.1 hours	1991–2020	WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Cities of a similar size in Japan

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Japan cities

Akkeshi7,976 residents Kotohira7,989 residents Ōwani8,009 residents 三笠市8,040 residents 大飯郡おおい町7,910 residents 相馬郡新地町7,905 residents

Population and city profile

The city covered 49.4 km² in 2024. Population density was 154 people per km² in 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	49.36 km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.³Official
Foreign residents	89 people	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.²Official
Population density	154 people/km²	2024	Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.³Official
Population	7,979 people	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality population table⁷Official

International community in 秩父郡横瀬町

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Citizenship

Persons in the official 2020 Population Census Basic Complete Tabulation on Population and Households; sex-total population by source-native nationality category. · 2020

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,979	100.0%
Japanese	7,905	99.1%
Foreigner	63	0.8%
Republic of the Philippines	26	0.3%
People's Republic of China	20	0.3%
Nationality not reported	11	0.1%
Others	8	0.1%
Republic of Korea	2	0.0%
Kingdom of Thailand	2	0.0%
Republic of Indonesia	1	0.0%
Socialist Republic of Viet Nam	1	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
India	1	0.0%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	1	0.0%
United States of America	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹

Is 秩父郡横瀬町 a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker45%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 35–55%

Skilled employee49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–58%

Student33%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 24–42%

Family39%strong on family, weak on safety · range 29–49%

Retirement43%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 30–56%

Foreign residents89 people2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）.

Population7,979 people1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census municipality population table

Median gross salary (regional)268.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · www.e-stat.go.jp

Unemployment rate3.8 %1 Oct 2020Official source · Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality

City area49.36 km²2024Official source · Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2.

Schools2 schools1 May 2024Official source · MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127

Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-08-27

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median age	54 years	1 Oct 2020	Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table⁶Official

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around 秩父郡横瀬町?

The median gross salary is 268.7 EUR/month. Source: www.e-stat.go.jp.

What is the unemployment rate in 秩父郡横瀬町?

The unemployment rate is 3.8 %. Source: Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality.

How many people live in 秩父郡横瀬町?

The published population is 7,979 people. Source: Japan 2020 Census municipality population table.

How many foreign residents live in 秩父郡横瀬町?

89 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）..

Is 秩父郡横瀬町 a good place to live?

秩父郡横瀬町 may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people are in the Total citizenship group in 秩父郡横瀬町?

The official citizenship distribution records 7,979 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2020. This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). 秩父郡横瀬町, Japan: salary, jobs, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/jp/chichibugunyokosemachi/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  title = {秩父郡横瀬町, Japan: salary, jobs, climate},
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Sources

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e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan 2020 Population Census table 44-1 nationality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-09-01
Exact e-Stat municipality row A2201: 住民基本台帳人口（外国人）. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Exact e-Stat municipality row B1101: 総面積（北方地域及び竹島を除く）, converted from ha to km2. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Exact e-Stat municipality row I6100 (医師数), derived with the exact same-JIS e-Stat A2301 total resident population row. No prefecture or parent-area value is used. e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
Japan 2020 Census labor force status by municipality e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality median age table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Japan 2020 Census municipality population table e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
MEXT School Basic Survey 2024 municipality table 000040231127 e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-07-16
Unique direct scheduled destination endpoints for the nearest scheduled-service airport in the complete 97-airport MLIT universe; domestic endpoints come from the official 2024 annual route table and international endpoints from the official 2024 summer and winter direct scheduled-flight tables. mlit.go.jp · checked 2026-07-15
WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station TOKUSHIMA WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 · ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-07-31

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www.e-stat.go.jp e-stat.go.jp · checked 2026-08-27

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