Anan阿南町

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

Anan (阿南町, Anan-cho) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,299 (2020 census), area 123.07 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimoina District, Nagano 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

阿南町

Reading

Anan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoina District 下伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,299 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.4% from 4,962

Area

123.07 km²

Density

35 people per km²

Households

1,611

Under 15

9.1%

65 and over

45.9%

Foreign residents

41 (1.0%)

Code

20404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.anan.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Anan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Achi Village阿智村
• Hiraya Village平谷村
• Shimojo Village下條村
• Urugi Village売木村
• Tenryu Village天龍村
• Yasuoka Village泰阜村
• Toyone Village豊根村(Aichi)

Questions about Anan

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

Anan (阿南町) is a town (町, cho) in Nagano 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 Shimoina District (下伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Anan?

Anan is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Anan?

4,299 at the 2020 census, down 13.4% from 4,962 in 2015. The area is 123.07 km², which is 35 people per km². 1,611 households. 45.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Anan?

Seven: Achi Village (阿智村), Hiraya Village (平谷村), Shimojo Village (下條村), Urugi Village (売木村), Tenryu Village (天龍村), Yasuoka Village (泰阜村), and Toyone Village (豊根村) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Anan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Anan written in Japanese?

阿南町, read Anan-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 Anan begin?

長野県下伊那郡阿南町… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Anan-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.