Ninomiya二宮町

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

Ninomiya (二宮町, Ninomiya-machi) is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture. Population 27,564 (2020 census), area 9.08 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Naka 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

二宮町

Reading

Ninomiya-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Naka District 中郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kanagawa 神奈川県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

27,564 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.9% from 28,378

Area

9.08 km²

Density

3,036 people per km²

Households

11,552

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.4%

Foreign residents

177 (0.6%)

Code

14342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ninomiya.kanagawa.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hiratsuka City平塚市
• Odawara City小田原市
• Oiso Town大磯町
• Nakai Town中井町

Questions about Ninomiya

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

Ninomiya (二宮町) 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 Naka District (中郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ninomiya?

Ninomiya 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 Ninomiya?

27,564 at the 2020 census, down 2.9% from 28,378 in 2015. The area is 9.08 km², which is 3,036 people per km². 11,552 households. 35.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ninomiya?

Four: Hiratsuka City (平塚市), Odawara City (小田原市), Oiso Town (大磯町), and Nakai Town (中井町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ninomiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ninomiya written in Japanese?

二宮町, read Ninomiya-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 Ninomiya begin?

神奈川県中郡二宮町… (Kanagawa-ken, Naka-gun, Ninomiya-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.