Kanan河南町

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

Kanan (河南町, Kanan-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 15,697 (2020 census), area 25.26 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamikawachi District, Osaka 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

河南町

Reading

Kanan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamikawachi District 南河内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

15,697 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.7% from 16,126

Area

25.26 km²

Density

621 people per km²

Households

6,392

Under 15

10.8%

65 and over

31.6%

Foreign residents

156 (1.0%)

Code

27382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanan.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Taishi Town太子町
• Chihayaakasaka Village千早赤阪村
• Katsuragi City葛城市(Nara)

Questions about Kanan

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

Kanan (河南町) is a town (町, cho) in Osaka 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 Minamikawachi District (南河内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kanan?

Kanan 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 Kanan?

15,697 at the 2020 census, down 2.7% from 16,126 in 2015. The area is 25.26 km², which is 621 people per km². 6,392 households. 31.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanan?

Four: Tondabayashi City (富田林市), Taishi Town (太子町), Chihayaakasaka Village (千早赤阪村), and Katsuragi City (葛城市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanan written in Japanese?

河南町, read Kanan-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 Kanan begin?

大阪府南河内郡河南町… (Ōsaka-fu, Minamikawachi-gun, Kanan-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.