Naganohara長野原町

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

Naganohara (長野原町, Naganohara-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 5,095 (2020 census), area 133.85 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Agatsuma 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

長野原町

Reading

Naganohara-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Agatsuma District 吾妻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

5,095 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.0% from 5,536

Area

133.85 km²

Density

38 people per km²

Households

2,191

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

59 (1.2%)

Code

10424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.naganohara.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Takasaki City高崎市
• Nakanojo Town中之条町
• Tsumagoi Village嬬恋村
• Kusatsu Town草津町
• Higashiagatsuma Town東吾妻町
• Karuizawa Town軽井沢町(Nagano)

Questions about Naganohara

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

Naganohara (長野原町) 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 Agatsuma District (吾妻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Naganohara?

Naganohara 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 Naganohara?

5,095 at the 2020 census, down 8.0% from 5,536 in 2015. The area is 133.85 km², which is 38 people per km². 2,191 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naganohara?

Six: Takasaki City (高崎市), Nakanojo Town (中之条町), Tsumagoi Village (嬬恋村), Kusatsu Town (草津町), Higashiagatsuma Town (東吾妻町), and Karuizawa Town (軽井沢町) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Naganohara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naganohara written in Japanese?

長野原町, read Naganohara-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 Naganohara begin?

群馬県吾妻郡長野原町… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Naganohara-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.