Nakanoto中能登町

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

Nakanoto (中能登町, Nakanoto-machi) is a town in Ishikawa Prefecture. Population 16,540 (2020 census), area 89.45 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kashima District, Ishikawa 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

中能登町

Reading

Nakanoto-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kashima District 鹿島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ishikawa 石川県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

16,540 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 17,571

Area

89.45 km²

Density

185 people per km²

Households

6,103

Under 15

11.9%

65 and over

37.2%

Foreign residents

179 (1.1%)

Code

17407 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nakanoto.ishikawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Himi City氷見市(Toyama)
• Nanao City七尾市
• Hakui City羽咋市
• Shika Town志賀町

Questions about Nakanoto

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

Nakanoto (中能登町) is a town (町, machi) in Ishikawa 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 Kashima District (鹿島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakanoto?

Nakanoto is in Ishikawa Prefecture (石川県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nakanoto?

16,540 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 17,571 in 2015. The area is 89.45 km², which is 185 people per km². 6,103 households. 37.2% of residents are 65 or older and 11.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakanoto?

Four: Himi City (氷見市) in Toyama, Nanao City (七尾市), Hakui City (羽咋市), and Shika Town (志賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakanoto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakanoto written in Japanese?

中能登町, read Nakanoto-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 Nakanoto begin?

石川県鹿島郡中能登町… (Ishikawa-ken, Kashima-gun, Nakanoto-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.