Minano皆野町

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

Minano (皆野町, Minano-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 9,302 (2020 census), area 63.74 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chichibu District, Saitama 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

皆野町

Reading

Minano-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chichibu District 秩父郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

9,302 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 10,133

Area

63.74 km²

Density

146 people per km²

Households

3,584

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

64 (0.7%)

Code

11362 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.minano.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Chichibu City秩父市
• Honjo City本庄市
• Nagatoro Town長瀞町
• Higashichichibu Village東秩父村
• Kamikawa Town神川町
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Minano

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

Minano (皆野町) is a town (町, machi) in Saitama 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 Chichibu District (秩父郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minano?

Minano is in Saitama Prefecture (埼玉県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minano?

9,302 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 10,133 in 2015. The area is 63.74 km², which is 146 people per km². 3,584 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minano?

Six: Chichibu City (秩父市), Honjo City (本庄市), Nagatoro Town (長瀞町), Higashichichibu Village (東秩父村), Kamikawa Town (神川町), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minano in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minano written in Japanese?

皆野町, read Minano-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 Minano begin?

埼玉県秩父郡皆野町… (Saitama-ken, Chichibu-gun, Minano-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.