Kanra甘楽町

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

Kanra (甘楽町, Kanra-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 12,491 (2020 census), area 58.61 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kanra 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

甘楽町

Reading

Kanra-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kanra District 甘楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

12,491 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.4% from 13,200

Area

58.61 km²

Density

213 people per km²

Households

4,660

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

161 (1.3%)

Code

10384 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanra.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takasaki City高崎市
• Fujioka City藤岡市
• Tomioka City富岡市
• Shimonita Town下仁田町

Questions about Kanra

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

Kanra (甘楽町) 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 Kanra District (甘楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kanra?

Kanra 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 Kanra?

12,491 at the 2020 census, down 5.4% from 13,200 in 2015. The area is 58.61 km², which is 213 people per km². 4,660 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanra?

Four: Takasaki City (高崎市), Fujioka City (藤岡市), Tomioka City (富岡市), and Shimonita Town (下仁田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanra in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanra written in Japanese?

甘楽町, read Kanra-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 Kanra begin?

群馬県甘楽郡甘楽町… (Gunma-ken, Kanra-gun, Kanra-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.