Inami印南町

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

Inami (印南町, Inami-cho) is a town in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 7,720 (2020 census), area 113.62 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Hidaka District, Wakayama 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

印南町

Reading

Inami-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Hidaka District 日高郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

7,720 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 8,068

Area

113.62 km²

Density

68 people per km²

Households

2,993

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

32 (0.4%)

Code

30390 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.wakayama-inami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gobo City御坊市
• Tanabe City田辺市
• Minabe Townみなべ町
• Hidakagawa Town日高川町

Questions about Inami

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

Inami (印南町) is a town (町, cho) in Wakayama 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 Hidaka District (日高郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Inami?

Inami is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Inami?

7,720 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 8,068 in 2015. The area is 113.62 km², which is 68 people per km². 2,993 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Inami?

Four: Gobo City (御坊市), Tanabe City (田辺市), Minabe Town (みなべ町), and Hidakagawa Town (日高川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Inami written in Japanese?

印南町, read Inami-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 Inami begin?

和歌山県日高郡印南町… (Wakayama-ken, Hidaka-gun, Inami-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.