Nichinan日南町

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

Nichinan (日南町, Nichinan-cho) is a town in Tottori Prefecture. Population 4,196 (2020 census), area 340.96 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hino 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

日南町

Reading

Nichinan-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hino District 日野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tottori 鳥取県

Region

Chūgoku 中国

Population

4,196 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.9% from 4,765

Area

340.96 km²

Density

12 people per km²

Households

1,791

Under 15

7.1%

65 and over

52.2%

Foreign residents

28 (0.7%)

Code

31401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nichinan.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nambu Town南部町
• Hino Town日野町
• Yasugi City安来市(Shimane)
• Okuizumo Town奥出雲町(Shimane)
• Niimi City新見市(Okayama)
• Shobara City庄原市(Hiroshima)

Questions about Nichinan

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

Nichinan (日南町) 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 Hino District (日野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nichinan?

Nichinan 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 Nichinan?

4,196 at the 2020 census, down 11.9% from 4,765 in 2015. The area is 340.96 km², which is 12 people per km². 1,791 households. 52.2% of residents are 65 or older and 7.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nichinan?

Six: Nambu Town (南部町), Hino Town (日野町), Yasugi City (安来市) in Shimane, Okuizumo Town (奥出雲町) in Shimane, Niimi City (新見市) in Okayama, and Shobara City (庄原市) in Hiroshima. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nichinan in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nichinan written in Japanese?

日南町, read Nichinan-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 Nichinan begin?

鳥取県日野郡日南町… (Tottori-ken, Hino-gun, Nichinan-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.