Anan阿南市

Anan-shi. The name ends in (shi), the word for city.

Anan (阿南市, Anan-shi) is a city in Tokushima Prefecture. Population 69,470 (2020 census), area 279.25 km². Borders 4 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Tokushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name
阿南市
Reading
Anan-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Tokushima 徳島県
Region
Shikoku 四国
Population
69,470 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
-4.9% from 73,019
Area
279.25 km²
Density
249 people per km²
Households
27,439
Under 15
12.0%
65 and over
33.6%
Foreign residents
328 (0.5%)
Code
36204 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.anan.tokushima.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

Questions about Anan

Is Anan a city or a prefecture?
Anan (阿南市) is a city (市, shi) in Tokushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.
Where is Anan?
Anan is in Tokushima Prefecture (徳島県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.
What is the population of Anan?
69,470 at the 2020 census, down 4.9% from 73,019 in 2015. The area is 279.25 km², which is 249 people per km². 27,439 households. 33.6% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Anan?
Four: Komatsushima City (小松島市), Katsura Town (勝浦町), Naka Town (那賀町), and Minami Town (美波町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Anan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Anan written in Japanese?
阿南市, read Anan-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.
How does an address in Anan begin?
徳島県阿南市… (Tokushima-ken, Anan-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.