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 Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 7,156 (2020 census), area 200.87 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamikoma District, Yamanashi 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)

Minamikoma District 南巨摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,156 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 8,067

Area

200.87 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

2,819

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

43.7%

Foreign residents

59 (0.8%)

Code

19366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nanbu.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Minobu Town身延町
• Aoi Ward葵区(Shizuoka)
• Shimizu Ward清水区(Shizuoka)
• Fujinomiya City富士宮市(Shizuoka)

Questions about Nambu

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

Nambu (南部町) is a town (町, cho) in Yamanashi 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 Minamikoma District (南巨摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nambu?

Nambu is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), 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 Nambu?

7,156 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 8,067 in 2015. The area is 200.87 km², which is 36 people per km². 2,819 households. 43.7% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nambu?

Four: Minobu Town (身延町), Aoi Ward (葵区) of Shizuoka in Shizuoka, Shimizu Ward (清水区) of Shizuoka in Shizuoka, and Fujinomiya City (富士宮市) in Shizuoka. 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?

山梨県南巨摩郡南部町… (Yamanashi-ken, Minamikoma-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.