Nantan南丹市

Nantan-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Nantan (南丹市, Nantan-shi) is a city in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 31,629 (2020 census), area 616.4 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

南丹市

Reading

Nantan-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

31,629 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 33,145

Area

616.4 km²

Density

51 people per km²

Households

13,195

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.4%

Foreign residents

347 (1.1%)

Code

26213 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nantan.kyoto.jp/www

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Nantan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Oi Townおおい町(Fukui)
• Takashima City高島市(Shiga)
• Sakyo Ward左京区(Kyoto)
• Ukyo Ward右京区(Kyoto)
• Ayabe City綾部市
• Kameoka City亀岡市
• Kyotamba Town京丹波町
• Nose Town能勢町(Osaka)
• Tambasasayama City丹波篠山市(Hyōgo)

Questions about Nantan

Is Nantan a city or a prefecture?

Nantan (南丹市) is a city (市, shi) in Kyoto Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Nantan?

Nantan is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Nantan?

31,629 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 33,145 in 2015. The area is 616.4 km², which is 51 people per km². 13,195 households. 35.4% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nantan?

Nine: Oi Town (おおい町) in Fukui, Takashima City (高島市) in Shiga, Sakyo Ward (左京区) of Kyoto, Ukyo Ward (右京区) of Kyoto, Ayabe City (綾部市), Kameoka City (亀岡市), Kyotamba Town (京丹波町), Nose Town (能勢町) in Osaka, and Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nantan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nantan written in Japanese?

南丹市, read Nantan-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Nantan begin?

京都府南丹市… (Kyōto-fu, Nantan-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.