Nakai中井町

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

Nakai (中井町, Nakai-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 9,300 (2020 census), area 19.99 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa 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

中井町

Reading

Nakai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashigarakami District 足柄上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

9,300 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 9,679

Area

19.99 km²

Density

465 people per km²

Households

3,436

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

36.3%

Foreign residents

330 (3.5%)

Code

14361 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nakai.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nakai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Odawara City小田原市
• Hadano City秦野市
• Ninomiya Town二宮町
• Oi Town大井町

Questions about Nakai

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

Nakai (中井町) is a town (町, machi) in Kanagawa 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 Ashigarakami District (足柄上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakai?

Nakai is in Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nakai?

9,300 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 9,679 in 2015. The area is 19.99 km², which is 465 people per km². 3,436 households. 36.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakai?

Five: Hiratsuka City (平塚市), Odawara City (小田原市), Hadano City (秦野市), Ninomiya Town (二宮町), and Oi Town (大井町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakai written in Japanese?

中井町, read Nakai-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 Nakai begin?

神奈川県足柄上郡中井町… (Kanagawa-ken, Ashigarakami-gun, Nakai-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.