Nambu南部町

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

Nambu (南部町, Nambu-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 10,323 (2020 census), area 114.03 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Saihaku District, Tottori 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

南部町

Reading

Nambu-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Saihaku District 西伯郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

10,323 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 10,950

Area

114.03 km²

Density

91 people per km²

Households

3,548

Under 15

11.4%

65 and over

37.6%

Foreign residents

93 (0.9%)

Code

31389 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nanbu.tottori.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nambu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yonago City米子市
• Hoki Town伯耆町
• Nichinan Town日南町
• Hino Town日野町
• Yasugi City安来市(Shimane)

Questions about Nambu

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

Nambu (南部町) is a town (町, cho) in Tottori 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 Saihaku District (西伯郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nambu?

Nambu is in Tottori Prefecture (鳥取県), 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 Nambu?

10,323 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 10,950 in 2015. The area is 114.03 km², which is 91 people per km². 3,548 households. 37.6% of residents are 65 or older and 11.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nambu?

Five: Yonago City (米子市), Hoki Town (伯耆町), Nichinan Town (日南町), Hino Town (日野町), and Yasugi City (安来市) in Shimane. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nambu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nambu written in Japanese?

南部町, read Nambu-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 Nambu begin?

鳥取県西伯郡南部町… (Tottori-ken, Saihaku-gun, Nambu-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.