Ranzan嵐山町

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

Ranzan (嵐山町, Ranzan-machi) is a town in Saitama Prefecture. Population 17,889 (2020 census), area 29.92 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hiki 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

嵐山町

Reading

Ranzan-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hiki District 比企郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saitama 埼玉県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

17,889 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.5% from 18,341

Area

29.92 km²

Density

598 people per km²

Households

7,421

Under 15

9.3%

65 and over

32.9%

Foreign residents

594 (3.3%)

Code

11342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ranzan.saitama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ranzan. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kumagaya City熊谷市
• Higashimatsuyama City東松山市
• Fukaya City深谷市
• Namegawa Town滑川町
• Ogawa Town小川町
• Hatoyama Town鳩山町
• Tokigawa Townときがわ町
• Yorii Town寄居町

Questions about Ranzan

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

Ranzan (嵐山町) 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 Hiki District (比企郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ranzan?

Ranzan 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 Ranzan?

17,889 at the 2020 census, down 2.5% from 18,341 in 2015. The area is 29.92 km², which is 598 people per km². 7,421 households. 32.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ranzan?

Eight: Kumagaya City (熊谷市), Higashimatsuyama City (東松山市), Fukaya City (深谷市), Namegawa Town (滑川町), Ogawa Town (小川町), Hatoyama Town (鳩山町), Tokigawa Town (ときがわ町), and Yorii Town (寄居町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ranzan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ranzan written in Japanese?

嵐山町, read Ranzan-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 Ranzan begin?

埼玉県比企郡嵐山町… (Saitama-ken, Hiki-gun, Ranzan-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.