Hannan阪南市

Hannan-shi. The name ends in (shi), the word for city.

Hannan (阪南市, Hannan-shi) is a city in Osaka Prefecture. Population 51,254 (2020 census), area 36.17 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name
阪南市
Reading
Hannan-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Osaka 大阪府
Region
Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Population
51,254 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-5.6% from 54,276
Area
36.17 km²
Density
1,417 people per km²
Households
20,774
Under 15
11.0%
65 and over
33.4%
Foreign residents
347 (0.7%)
Code
27232 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.hannan.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Hannan

Is Hannan a city or a prefecture?
Hannan (阪南市) is a city (市, shi) in Osaka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Hannan?
Hannan is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), 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 Hannan?
51,254 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 54,276 in 2015. The area is 36.17 km², which is 1,417 people per km². 20,774 households. 33.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Hannan?
Four: Sennan City (泉南市), Misaki Town (岬町), Wakayama City (和歌山市) in Wakayama, and Iwade City (岩出市) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hannan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Hannan written in Japanese?
阪南市, read Hannan-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
How does an address in Hannan begin?
大阪府阪南市… (Ōsaka-fu, Hannan-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.