Kyonan鋸南町

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

Kyonan (鋸南町, Kyonan-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 6,993 (2020 census), area 45.19 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Awa 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

鋸南町

Reading

Kyonan-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Awa District 安房郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Chiba 千葉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

6,993 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.8% from 8,022

Area

45.19 km²

Density

155 people per km²

Households

3,034

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

48.1%

Foreign residents

63 (0.9%)

Code

12463 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kyonan.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kyonan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kamogawa City鴨川市
• Futtsu City富津市
• Minamiboso City南房総市

Questions about Kyonan

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

Kyonan (鋸南町) 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 Awa District (安房郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kyonan?

Kyonan 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 Kyonan?

6,993 at the 2020 census, down 12.8% from 8,022 in 2015. The area is 45.19 km², which is 155 people per km². 3,034 households. 48.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kyonan?

Three: Kamogawa City (鴨川市), Futtsu City (富津市), and Minamiboso City (南房総市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kyonan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kyonan written in Japanese?

鋸南町, read Kyonan-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 Kyonan begin?

千葉県安房郡鋸南町… (Chiba-ken, Awa-gun, Kyonan-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.