Nanae七飯町

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

Nanae (七飯町, Nanae-cho) is a town in Hokkaidō Prefecture. Population 27,686 (2020 census), area 216.75 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kameda District, Hokkaidō 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

七飯町

Reading

Nanae-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kameda District 亀田郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hokkaidō 北海道

Region

Hokkaidō 北海道

Population

27,686 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 28,120

Area

216.75 km²

Density

128 people per km²

Households

11,568

Under 15

11.6%

65 and over

35.1%

Foreign residents

112 (0.4%)

Code

01337 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nanae.hokkaido.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hakodate City函館市
• Hokuto City北斗市
• Shikabe Town鹿部町
• Mori Town森町

Questions about Nanae

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

Nanae (七飯町) is a town (町, cho) in Hokkaidō 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 Kameda District (亀田郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nanae?

Nanae is in Hokkaidō Prefecture (北海道), in the Hokkaidō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nanae?

27,686 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 28,120 in 2015. The area is 216.75 km², which is 128 people per km². 11,568 households. 35.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nanae?

Four: Hakodate City (函館市), Hokuto City (北斗市), Shikabe Town (鹿部町), and Mori Town (森町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nanae in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nanae written in Japanese?

七飯町, read Nanae-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 Nanae begin?

北海道亀田郡七飯町… (Hokkaidō, Kameda-gun, Nanae-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.