Nose能勢町

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

Nose (能勢町, Nose-cho) is a town in Osaka Prefecture. Population 9,079 (2020 census), area 98.75 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Toyono 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

能勢町

Reading

Nose-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Toyono District 豊能郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

9,079 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.5% from 10,256

Area

98.75 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

3,645

Under 15

6.8%

65 and over

42.1%

Foreign residents

95 (1.0%)

Code

27322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nose.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Nose. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kameoka City亀岡市(Kyoto)
• Nantan City南丹市(Kyoto)
• Toyono Town豊能町
• Kawanishi City川西市(Hyōgo)
• Tambasasayama City丹波篠山市(Hyōgo)
• Inagawa Town猪名川町(Hyōgo)

Questions about Nose

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

Nose (能勢町) 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 Toyono District (豊能郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nose?

Nose 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 Nose?

9,079 at the 2020 census, down 11.5% from 10,256 in 2015. The area is 98.75 km², which is 92 people per km². 3,645 households. 42.1% of residents are 65 or older and 6.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nose?

Six: Kameoka City (亀岡市) in Kyoto, Nantan City (南丹市) in Kyoto, Toyono Town (豊能町), Kawanishi City (川西市) in Hyōgo, Tambasasayama City (丹波篠山市) in Hyōgo, and Inagawa Town (猪名川町) in Hyōgo. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nose in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nose written in Japanese?

能勢町, read Nose-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 Nose begin?

大阪府豊能郡能勢町… (Ōsaka-fu, Toyono-gun, Nose-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.