Chatan北谷町

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

Chatan (北谷町, Chatan-cho) is a town in Okinawa Prefecture. Population 28,201 (2020 census), area 13.93 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nakagami District, Okinawa 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

北谷町

Reading

Chatan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nakagami District 中頭郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Okinawa 沖縄県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

28,201 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.4% from 28,308

Area

13.93 km²

Density

2,024 people per km²

Households

11,697

Under 15

17.0%

65 and over

21.1%

Foreign residents

868 (3.1%)

Code

47326 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.chatan.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ginowan City宜野湾市
• Okinawa City沖縄市
• Kadena Town嘉手納町
• Kitanakagusuku Village北中城村

Questions about Chatan

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

Chatan (北谷町) is a town (町, cho) in Okinawa 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 Nakagami District (中頭郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chatan?

Chatan is in Okinawa Prefecture (沖縄県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Chatan?

28,201 at the 2020 census, down 0.4% from 28,308 in 2015. The area is 13.93 km², which is 2,024 people per km². 11,697 households. 21.1% of residents are 65 or older and 17.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chatan?

Four: Ginowan City (宜野湾市), Okinawa City (沖縄市), Kadena Town (嘉手納町), and Kitanakagusuku Village (北中城村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chatan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chatan written in Japanese?

北谷町, read Chatan-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 Chatan begin?

沖縄県中頭郡北谷町… (Okinawa-ken, Nakagami-gun, Chatan-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.