Tano田野町

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

Tano (田野町, Tano-cho) is a town in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 2,498 (2020 census), area 6.53 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

田野町

Reading

Tano-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

2,498 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.6% from 2,733

Area

6.53 km²

Density

383 people per km²

Households

1,170

Under 15

9.4%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

7 (0.3%)

Code

39303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

tanocho.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nahari Town奈半利町
• Yasuda Town安田町
• Kitagawa Village北川村

Questions about Tano

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

Tano (田野町) 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 Tano?

Tano 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 Tano?

2,498 at the 2020 census, down 8.6% from 2,733 in 2015. The area is 6.53 km², which is 383 people per km². 1,170 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tano?

Three: Nahari Town (奈半利町), Yasuda Town (安田町), and Kitagawa Village (北川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tano written in Japanese?

田野町, read Tano-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 Tano begin?

高知県安芸郡田野町… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Tano-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.