Takanabe高鍋町

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

Takanabe (高鍋町, Takanabe-cho) is a town in Miyazaki Prefecture. Population 19,922 (2020 census), area 43.8 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Koyu District, Miyazaki 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

高鍋町

Reading

Takanabe-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Koyu District 児湯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Miyazaki 宮崎県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

19,922 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.2% from 21,025

Area

43.8 km²

Density

455 people per km²

Households

8,685

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

32.7%

Foreign residents

58 (0.3%)

Code

45401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.takanabe.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Saito City西都市
• Shintomi Town新富町
• Kijo Town木城町
• Kawaminami Town川南町

Questions about Takanabe

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

Takanabe (高鍋町) is a town (町, cho) in Miyazaki 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 Koyu District (児湯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takanabe?

Takanabe is in Miyazaki Prefecture (宮崎県), 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 Takanabe?

19,922 at the 2020 census, down 5.2% from 21,025 in 2015. The area is 43.8 km², which is 455 people per km². 8,685 households. 32.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takanabe?

Four: Saito City (西都市), Shintomi Town (新富町), Kijo Town (木城町), and Kawaminami Town (川南町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takanabe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takanabe written in Japanese?

高鍋町, read Takanabe-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 Takanabe begin?

宮崎県児湯郡高鍋町… (Miyazaki-ken, Koyu-gun, Takanabe-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.