Yamanochi山ノ内町

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

Yamanochi (山ノ内町, Yamanochi-machi) is a town in Nagano Prefecture. Population 11,352 (2020 census), area 265.9 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Shimotakai 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

山ノ内町

Reading

Yamanochi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Shimotakai District 下高井郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

11,352 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 12,429

Area

265.9 km²

Density

43 people per km²

Households

4,419

Under 15

8.6%

65 and over

42.0%

Foreign residents

168 (1.5%)

Code

20561 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yamanouchi.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nakanojo Town中之条町(Gunma)
• Nakano City中野市
• Takayama Village高山村
• Kijimadaira Village木島平村
• Sakae Village栄村

Questions about Yamanochi

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

Yamanochi (山ノ内町) 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 Shimotakai District (下高井郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamanochi?

Yamanochi 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 Yamanochi?

11,352 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 12,429 in 2015. The area is 265.9 km², which is 43 people per km². 4,419 households. 42.0% of residents are 65 or older and 8.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamanochi?

Five: Nakanojo Town (中之条町) in Gunma, Nakano City (中野市), Takayama Village (高山村), Kijimadaira Village (木島平村), and Sakae Village (栄村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamanochi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamanochi written in Japanese?

山ノ内町, read Yamanochi-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 Yamanochi begin?

長野県下高井郡山ノ内町… (Nagano-ken, Shimotakai-gun, Yamanochi-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.