Kannami函南町

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

Kannami (函南町, Kannami-cho) is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture. Population 36,794 (2020 census), area 65.16 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tagata District, Shizuoka 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

函南町

Reading

Kannami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tagata District 田方郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Shizuoka 静岡県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

36,794 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 37,661

Area

65.16 km²

Density

565 people per km²

Households

14,780

Under 15

11.7%

65 and over

32.8%

Foreign residents

287 (0.8%)

Code

22325 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kannami.shizuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hakone Town箱根町(Kanagawa)
• Yugawara Town湯河原町(Kanagawa)
• Numazu City沼津市
• Atami City熱海市
• Mishima City三島市
• Izunokuni City伊豆の国市

Questions about Kannami

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

Kannami (函南町) is a town (町, cho) in Shizuoka 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 Tagata District (田方郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kannami?

Kannami is in Shizuoka Prefecture (静岡県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kannami?

36,794 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 37,661 in 2015. The area is 65.16 km², which is 565 people per km². 14,780 households. 32.8% of residents are 65 or older and 11.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kannami?

Six: Hakone Town (箱根町) in Kanagawa, Yugawara Town (湯河原町) in Kanagawa, Numazu City (沼津市), Atami City (熱海市), Mishima City (三島市), and Izunokuni City (伊豆の国市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kannami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kannami written in Japanese?

函南町, read Kannami-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 Kannami begin?

静岡県田方郡函南町… (Shizuoka-ken, Tagata-gun, Kannami-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.