Nagara長柄町

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

Nagara (長柄町, Nagara-machi) is a town in Chiba Prefecture. Population 6,721 (2020 census), area 47.11 km². Borders 3 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

長柄町

Reading

Nagara-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

6,721 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 7,337

Area

47.11 km²

Density

143 people per km²

Households

2,517

Under 15

7.3%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

70 (1.0%)

Code

12426 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagara.chiba.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Mobara City茂原市
• Ichihara City市原市
• Chonan Town長南町

Questions about Nagara

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

Nagara (長柄町) 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 Nagara?

Nagara 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 Nagara?

6,721 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 7,337 in 2015. The area is 47.11 km², which is 143 people per km². 2,517 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 7.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagara?

Three: Mobara City (茂原市), Ichihara City (市原市), and Chonan Town (長南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagara written in Japanese?

長柄町, read Nagara-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 Nagara begin?

千葉県長生郡長柄町… (Chiba-ken, Chosei-gun, Nagara-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.