Nagatoro長瀞町

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

Nagatoro (長瀞町, Nagatoro-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 6,807 (2020 census), area 30.43 km². Borders 4 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

長瀞町

Reading

Nagatoro-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

6,807 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.1% from 7,324

Area

30.43 km²

Density

224 people per km²

Households

2,605

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

24 (0.4%)

Code

11363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nagatoro.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Honjo City本庄市
• Minano Town皆野町
• Misato Town美里町
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Nagatoro

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

Nagatoro (長瀞町) 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 Nagatoro?

Nagatoro 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 Nagatoro?

6,807 at the 2020 census, down 7.1% from 7,324 in 2015. The area is 30.43 km², which is 224 people per km². 2,605 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nagatoro?

Four: Honjo City (本庄市), Minano Town (皆野町), Misato Town (美里町), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nagatoro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nagatoro written in Japanese?

長瀞町, read Nagatoro-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 Nagatoro begin?

埼玉県秩父郡長瀞町… (Saitama-ken, Chichibu-gun, Nagatoro-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.