Minamichita南知多町

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

Minamichita (南知多町, Minamichita-cho) is a town in Aichi Prefecture. Population 16,617 (2020 census), area 38.37 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chita District, Aichi 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

南知多町

Reading

Minamichita-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chita District 知多郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Aichi 愛知県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

16,617 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.2% from 18,707

Area

38.37 km²

Density

433 people per km²

Households

6,533

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

38.9%

Foreign residents

390 (2.3%)

Code

23445 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamichita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Minamichita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mihama Town美浜町

Questions about Minamichita

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

Minamichita (南知多町) is a town (町, cho) in Aichi 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 Chita District (知多郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamichita?

Minamichita is in Aichi Prefecture (愛知県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamichita?

16,617 at the 2020 census, down 11.2% from 18,707 in 2015. The area is 38.37 km², which is 433 people per km². 6,533 households. 38.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamichita?

One: Mihama Town (美浜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamichita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamichita written in Japanese?

南知多町, read Minamichita-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 Minamichita begin?

愛知県知多郡南知多町… (Aichi-ken, Chita-gun, Minamichita-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.