Minamitane南種子町

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

Minamitane (南種子町, Minamitane-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 5,445 (2020 census), area 110.36 km². Borders 1 place.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kumage District, Kagoshima 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

南種子町

Reading

Minamitane-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kumage District 熊毛郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kagoshima 鹿児島県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

5,445 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.2% from 5,745

Area

110.36 km²

Density

49 people per km²

Households

2,673

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

13 (0.2%)

Code

46502 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minamitane.kagoshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

One place shares a land border with Minamitane. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakatane Town中種子町

Questions about Minamitane

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

Minamitane (南種子町) is a town (町, cho) in Kagoshima 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 Kumage District (熊毛郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamitane?

Minamitane is in Kagoshima Prefecture (鹿児島県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamitane?

5,445 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 5,745 in 2015. The area is 110.36 km², which is 49 people per km². 2,673 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamitane?

One: Nakatane Town (中種子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamitane in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamitane written in Japanese?

南種子町, read Minamitane-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 Minamitane begin?

鹿児島県熊毛郡南種子町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kumage-gun, Minamitane-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.