Nagiso南木曽町

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

Nagiso (南木曽町, Nagiso-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 3,915 (2020 census), area 215.93 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kiso 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

南木曽町

Reading

Nagiso-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kiso District 木曽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

3,915 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 4,313

Area

215.93 km²

Density

18 people per km²

Households

1,630

Under 15

10.6%

65 and over

43.0%

Foreign residents

29 (0.7%)

Code

20423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagiso.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市
• Achi Village阿智村
• Okuwa Village大桑村
• Nakatsugawa City中津川市(Gifu)

Questions about Nagiso

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

Nagiso (南木曽町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Kiso District (木曽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nagiso?

Nagiso 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 Nagiso?

3,915 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 4,313 in 2015. The area is 215.93 km², which is 18 people per km². 1,630 households. 43.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagiso?

Four: Iida City (飯田市), Achi Village (阿智村), Okuwa Village (大桑村), and Nakatsugawa City (中津川市) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagiso in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagiso written in Japanese?

南木曽町, read Nagiso-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 Nagiso begin?

長野県木曽郡南木曽町… (Nagano-ken, Kiso-gun, Nagiso-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.