Nakatane中種子町

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

Nakatane (中種子町, Nakatane-cho) is a town in Kagoshima Prefecture. Population 7,539 (2020 census), area 137.18 km². Borders 2 places.

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

中種子町

Reading

Nakatane-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

7,539 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.3% from 8,135

Area

137.18 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

3,596

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

19 (0.3%)

Code

46501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.nakatane.kagoshima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Nakatane. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishinomote City西之表市
• Minamitane Town南種子町

Questions about Nakatane

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

Nakatane (中種子町) 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 Nakatane?

Nakatane 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 Nakatane?

7,539 at the 2020 census, down 7.3% from 8,135 in 2015. The area is 137.18 km², which is 55 people per km². 3,596 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakatane?

Two: Nishinomote City (西之表市) and Minamitane Town (南種子町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakatane in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakatane written in Japanese?

中種子町, read Nakatane-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 Nakatane begin?

鹿児島県熊毛郡中種子町… (Kagoshima-ken, Kumage-gun, Nakatane-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.