Nahari奈半利町

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

Nahari (奈半利町, Nahari-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 3,034 (2020 census), area 28.37 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Aki District, Kōchi 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

奈半利町

Reading

Nahari-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Aki District 安芸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

3,034 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.8% from 3,326

Area

28.37 km²

Density

107 people per km²

Households

1,409

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

46.8%

Foreign residents

11 (0.4%)

Code

39302 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nahari.kochi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Nahari. Borders across water are not counted.

• Muroto City室戸市
• Tano Town田野町
• Kitagawa Village北川村

Questions about Nahari

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

Nahari (奈半利町) is a town (町, cho) in Kōchi 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 Aki District (安芸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nahari?

Nahari is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), 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 Nahari?

3,034 at the 2020 census, down 8.8% from 3,326 in 2015. The area is 28.37 km², which is 107 people per km². 1,409 households. 46.8% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nahari?

Three: Muroto City (室戸市), Tano Town (田野町), and Kitagawa Village (北川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nahari in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nahari written in Japanese?

奈半利町, read Nahari-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 Nahari begin?

高知県安芸郡奈半利町… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Nahari-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.