Kanna神流町

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

Kanna (神流町, Kanna-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 1,645 (2020 census), area 114.6 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tano District, Gunma 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

神流町

Reading

Kanna-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tano District 多野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

1,645 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.8% from 1,954

Area

114.6 km²

Density

14 people per km²

Households

827

Under 15

3.6%

65 and over

61.5%

Foreign residents

11 (0.7%)

Code

10367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanna.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kanna. Borders across water are not counted.

• Fujioka City藤岡市
• Ueno Village上野村
• Shimonita Town下仁田町
• Nammoku Village南牧村
• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Ogano Town小鹿野町(Saitama)

Questions about Kanna

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

Kanna (神流町) is a town (町, machi) in Gunma 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 Tano District (多野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kanna?

Kanna is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), 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 Kanna?

1,645 at the 2020 census, down 15.8% from 1,954 in 2015. The area is 114.6 km², which is 14 people per km². 827 households. 61.5% of residents are 65 or older and 3.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanna?

Six: Fujioka City (藤岡市), Ueno Village (上野村), Shimonita Town (下仁田町), Nammoku Village (南牧村), Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, and Ogano Town (小鹿野町) in Saitama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanna in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanna written in Japanese?

神流町, read Kanna-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 Kanna begin?

群馬県多野郡神流町… (Gunma-ken, Tano-gun, Kanna-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.