Ainan愛南町

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

Ainan (愛南町, Ainan-cho) is a town in Ehime Prefecture. Population 19,601 (2020 census), area 238.99 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiuwa District, Ehime 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.

Open Ainan on the map

Facts

Japanese name

愛南町

Reading

Ainan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiuwa District 南宇和郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ehime 愛媛県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

19,601 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.5% from 21,902

Area

238.99 km²

Density

82 people per km²

Households

8,889

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

45.7%

Foreign residents

45 (0.2%)

Code

38506 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ainan.ehime.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Ainan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Uwajima City宇和島市
• Sukumo City宿毛市(Kōchi)

Questions about Ainan

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

Ainan (愛南町) is a town (町, cho) in Ehime 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 Minamiuwa District (南宇和郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ainan?

Ainan is in Ehime Prefecture (愛媛県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Ainan?

19,601 at the 2020 census, down 10.5% from 21,902 in 2015. The area is 238.99 km², which is 82 people per km². 8,889 households. 45.7% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ainan?

Two: Uwajima City (宇和島市) and Sukumo City (宿毛市) in Kōchi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ainan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ainan written in Japanese?

愛南町, read Ainan-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 Ainan begin?

愛媛県南宇和郡愛南町… (Ehime-ken, Minamiuwa-gun, Ainan-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.