Ando安堵町

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

Ando (安堵町, Ando-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 7,225 (2020 census), area 4.31 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ikoma District, Nara 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

安堵町

Reading

Ando-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ikoma District 生駒郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

7,225 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.9% from 7,443

Area

4.31 km²

Density

1,676 people per km²

Households

3,068

Under 15

9.0%

65 and over

35.3%

Foreign residents

213 (2.9%)

Code

29345 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ando.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yamatokoriyama City大和郡山市
• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町
• Kawanishi Town川西町
• Kawai Town河合町

Questions about Ando

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

Ando (安堵町) is a town (町, cho) in Nara 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 Ikoma District (生駒郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ando?

Ando is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), 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 Ando?

7,225 at the 2020 census, down 2.9% from 7,443 in 2015. The area is 4.31 km², which is 1,676 people per km². 3,068 households. 35.3% of residents are 65 or older and 9.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ando?

Four: Yamatokoriyama City (大和郡山市), Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町), Kawanishi Town (川西町), and Kawai Town (河合町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ando in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ando written in Japanese?

安堵町, read Ando-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 Ando begin?

奈良県生駒郡安堵町… (Nara-ken, Ikoma-gun, Ando-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.