Chonan長南町

Chonan-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Chonan (長南町, Chonan-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 7,198 (2020 census), area 65.51 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chosei District, Chiba 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

長南町

Reading

Chonan-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chosei District 長生郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

7,198 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 8,206

Area

65.51 km²

Density

110 people per km²

Households

2,636

Under 15

7.2%

65 and over

44.7%

Foreign residents

26 (0.4%)

Code

12427 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.chonan.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Chonan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Mobara City茂原市
• Ichihara City市原市
• Mutsuzawa Town睦沢町
• Nagara Town長柄町
• Otaki Town大多喜町

Questions about Chonan

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

Chonan (長南町) is a town (町, machi) in Chiba 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 Chosei District (長生郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chonan?

Chonan is in Chiba Prefecture (千葉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chonan?

7,198 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 8,206 in 2015. The area is 65.51 km², which is 110 people per km². 2,636 households. 44.7% of residents are 65 or older and 7.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chonan?

Five: Mobara City (茂原市), Ichihara City (市原市), Mutsuzawa Town (睦沢町), Nagara Town (長柄町), and Otaki Town (大多喜町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chonan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chonan written in Japanese?

長南町, read Chonan-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Chonan begin?

千葉県長生郡長南町… (Chiba-ken, Chosei-gun, Chonan-machi, …). 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.