Sango三郷町

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

Sango (三郷町, Sango-cho) is a town in Nara Prefecture. Population 23,219 (2020 census), area 8.79 km². Borders 5 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

三郷町

Reading

Sango-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

23,219 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.5% from 23,571

Area

8.79 km²

Density

2,642 people per km²

Households

9,494

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

32.5%

Foreign residents

149 (0.6%)

Code

29343 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sango.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yao City八尾市(Osaka)
• Kashiwara City柏原市(Osaka)
• Heguri Town平群町
• Ikaruga Town斑鳩町
• Oji Town王寺町

Questions about Sango

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

Sango (三郷町) 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 Sango?

Sango 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 Sango?

23,219 at the 2020 census, down 1.5% from 23,571 in 2015. The area is 8.79 km², which is 2,642 people per km². 9,494 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sango?

Five: Yao City (八尾市) in Osaka, Kashiwara City (柏原市) in Osaka, Heguri Town (平群町), Ikaruga Town (斑鳩町), and Oji Town (王寺町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sango in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sango written in Japanese?

三郷町, read Sango-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 Sango begin?

奈良県生駒郡三郷町… (Nara-ken, Ikoma-gun, Sango-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.