Nakanojo中之条町

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

Nakanojo (中之条町, Nakanojo-machi) is a town in Gunma Prefecture. Population 15,386 (2020 census), area 439.28 km². Borders 10 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

中之条町

Reading

Nakanojo-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

15,386 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 16,850

Area

439.28 km²

Density

35 people per km²

Households

6,352

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

196 (1.3%)

Code

10421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nakanojo.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

10 places share a land border with Nakanojo. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Naganohara Town長野原町
• Kusatsu Town草津町
• Takayama Village高山村
• Higashiagatsuma Town東吾妻町
• Minakami Townみなかみ町
• Yuzawa Town湯沢町(Niigata)
• Takayama Village高山村(Nagano)
• Yamanochi Town山ノ内町(Nagano)
• Sakae Village栄村(Nagano)

Questions about Nakanojo

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

Nakanojo (中之条町) 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 Nakanojo?

Nakanojo 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 Nakanojo?

15,386 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 16,850 in 2015. The area is 439.28 km², which is 35 people per km². 6,352 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakanojo?

10: Shibukawa City (渋川市), Naganohara Town (長野原町), Kusatsu Town (草津町), Takayama Village (高山村), Higashiagatsuma Town (東吾妻町), Minakami Town (みなかみ町), Yuzawa Town (湯沢町) in Niigata, Takayama Village (高山村) in Nagano, Yamanochi Town (山ノ内町) in Nagano, and Sakae Village (栄村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakanojo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakanojo written in Japanese?

中之条町, read Nakanojo-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 Nakanojo begin?

群馬県吾妻郡中之条町… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Nakanojo-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.