Nanto南砺市

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

Nanto (南砺市, Nanto-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture. Population 47,937 (2020 census), area 668.64 km². Borders 7 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Toyama 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

南砺市

Reading

Nanto-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Toyama 富山県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

47,937 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 51,327

Area

668.64 km²

Density

72 people per km²

Households

16,483

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

39.1%

Foreign residents

822 (1.7%)

Code

16210 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nanto.toyama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Nanto. Borders across water are not counted.

• Toyama City富山市
• Tonami City砺波市
• Oyabe City小矢部市
• Kanazawa City金沢市(Ishikawa)
• Hakusan City白山市(Ishikawa)
• Hida City飛騨市(Gifu)
• Shirakawa Village白川村(Gifu)

Questions about Nanto

Is Nanto a city or a prefecture?

Nanto (南砺市) is a city (市, shi) in Toyama Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Nanto?

Nanto is in Toyama Prefecture (富山県), 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 Nanto?

47,937 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 51,327 in 2015. The area is 668.64 km², which is 72 people per km². 16,483 households. 39.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nanto?

Seven: Toyama City (富山市), Tonami City (砺波市), Oyabe City (小矢部市), Kanazawa City (金沢市) in Ishikawa, Hakusan City (白山市) in Ishikawa, Hida City (飛騨市) in Gifu, and Shirakawa Village (白川村) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nanto in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nanto written in Japanese?

南砺市, read Nanto-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 Nanto begin?

富山県南砺市… (Toyama-ken, Nanto-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.