Nankan南関町

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

Nankan (南関町, Nankan-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 8,979 (2020 census), area 68.92 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tamana District, Kumamoto 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

南関町

Reading

Nankan-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tamana District 玉名郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

8,979 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 9,786

Area

68.92 km²

Density

130 people per km²

Households

3,503

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

39.4%

Foreign residents

147 (1.6%)

Code

43367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nankan.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Omuta City大牟田市(Fukuoka)
• Miyama Cityみやま市(Fukuoka)
• Arao City荒尾市
• Tamana City玉名市
• Nagomi Town和水町

Questions about Nankan

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

Nankan (南関町) is a town (町, machi) in Kumamoto 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 Tamana District (玉名郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nankan?

Nankan is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Nankan?

8,979 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 9,786 in 2015. The area is 68.92 km², which is 130 people per km². 3,503 households. 39.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nankan?

Five: Omuta City (大牟田市) in Fukuoka, Miyama City (みやま市) in Fukuoka, Arao City (荒尾市), Tamana City (玉名市), and Nagomi Town (和水町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nankan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nankan written in Japanese?

南関町, read Nankan-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 Nankan begin?

熊本県玉名郡南関町… (Kumamoto-ken, Tamana-gun, Nankan-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.