Tsunan津南町

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

Tsunan (津南町, Tsunan-machi) is a town in Niigata Prefecture. Population 8,989 (2020 census), area 170.21 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakauonuma District, Niigata 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

津南町

Reading

Tsunan-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakauonuma District 中魚沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

8,989 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 10,029

Area

170.21 km²

Density

53 people per km²

Households

3,119

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

42.6%

Foreign residents

103 (1.1%)

Code

15482 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tsunan.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tsunan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokamachi City十日町市
• Yuzawa Town湯沢町
• Sakae Village栄村(Nagano)

Questions about Tsunan

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

Tsunan (津南町) is a town (町, machi) in Niigata 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 Nakauonuma District (中魚沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tsunan?

Tsunan is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), 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 Tsunan?

8,989 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 10,029 in 2015. The area is 170.21 km², which is 53 people per km². 3,119 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tsunan?

Three: Tokamachi City (十日町市), Yuzawa Town (湯沢町), and Sakae Village (栄村) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tsunan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tsunan written in Japanese?

津南町, read Tsunan-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 Tsunan begin?

新潟県中魚沼郡津南町… (Niigata-ken, Nakauonuma-gun, Tsunan-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.