Ginan岐南町

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

Ginan (岐南町, Ginan-cho) is a town in Gifu Prefecture. Population 25,881 (2020 census), area 7.91 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hashima District, Gifu 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

岐南町

Reading

Ginan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hashima District 羽島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

25,881 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.1% from 24,622

Area

7.91 km²

Density

3,272 people per km²

Households

10,585

Under 15

14.6%

65 and over

22.8%

Foreign residents

627 (2.4%)

Code

21302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ginan.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Ginan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gifu City岐阜市
• Kakamigahara City各務原市
• Kasamatsu Town笠松町
• Ichinomiya City一宮市(Aichi)

Questions about Ginan

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

Ginan (岐南町) is a town (町, cho) in Gifu 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 Hashima District (羽島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ginan?

Ginan is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), 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 Ginan?

25,881 at the 2020 census, up 5.1% from 24,622 in 2015. The area is 7.91 km², which is 3,272 people per km². 10,585 households. 22.8% of residents are 65 or older and 14.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ginan?

Four: Gifu City (岐阜市), Kakamigahara City (各務原市), Kasamatsu Town (笠松町), and Ichinomiya City (一宮市) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ginan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ginan written in Japanese?

岐南町, read Ginan-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 Ginan begin?

岐阜県羽島郡岐南町… (Gifu-ken, Hashima-gun, Ginan-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.