Mannoまんのう町

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

Manno (まんのう町, Manno-cho) is a town in Kagawa Prefecture. Population 17,401 (2020 census), area 194.45 km². Borders 9 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakatado District, Kagawa 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
まんのう町
Reading
Manno-cho
Kind
Town (町): a local government
District (郡)
Nakatado District 仲多度郡, a name in the address, not a government
Prefecture
Kagawa 香川県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
17,401 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.3% from 18,377
Area
194.45 km²
Density
89 people per km²
Households
6,531
Under 15
12.1%
65 and over
38.2%
Foreign residents
186 (1.1%)
Code
37406 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.town.manno.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Manno. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Manno

Is Manno a city, a town, or a village?
Manno (まんのう町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagawa 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 Nakatado District (仲多度郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.
Where is Manno?
Manno is in Kagawa Prefecture (香川県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Manno?
17,401 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 18,377 in 2015. The area is 194.45 km², which is 89 people per km². 6,531 households. 38.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Manno?
Nine: Mima City (美馬市) in Tokushima, Miyoshi City (三好市) in Tokushima, Higashimiyoshi Town (東みよし町) in Tokushima, Takamatsu City (高松市), Marugame City (丸亀市), Zentsuji City (善通寺市), Mitoyo City (三豊市), Ayagawa Town (綾川町), and Kotohira Town (琴平町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Manno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Manno written in Japanese?
まんのう町, read Manno-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 Manno begin?
香川県仲多度郡まんのう町… (Kagawa-ken, Nakatado-gun, Manno-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.