Iinan飯南町

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

Iinan (飯南町, Iinan-cho) is a town in Shimane Prefecture. Population 4,577 (2020 census), area 242.88 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iishi District, Shimane 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

飯南町

Reading

Iinan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iishi District 飯石郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shimane 島根県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

4,577 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 5,031

Area

242.88 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

1,769

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

46.2%

Foreign residents

42 (0.9%)

Code

32386 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.iinan.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Izumo City出雲市
• Oda City大田市
• Unnan City雲南市
• Misato Town美郷町
• Miyoshi City三次市(Hiroshima)
• Shobara City庄原市(Hiroshima)

Questions about Iinan

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

Iinan (飯南町) is a town (町, cho) in Shimane 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 Iishi District (飯石郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iinan?

Iinan is in Shimane Prefecture (島根県), in the Chūgoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Iinan?

4,577 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 5,031 in 2015. The area is 242.88 km², which is 19 people per km². 1,769 households. 46.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iinan?

Six: Izumo City (出雲市), Oda City (大田市), Unnan City (雲南市), Misato Town (美郷町), Miyoshi City (三次市) in Hiroshima, and Shobara City (庄原市) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iinan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iinan written in Japanese?

飯南町, read Iinan-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 Iinan begin?

島根県飯石郡飯南町… (Shimane-ken, Iishi-gun, Iinan-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.