Kanie (蟹江町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 蟹江町?

It reads かにえちょう — Kanie Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Kanie at a glance

36,782

Population

11 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#627 /1,651

National rank

166

Parks

1

Museums

39

Cafés

近鉄蟹江 (Kintetsu-Kanie)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Kanie?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Kanie is marked in red.

35.1167°N, 136.7833°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Kanie

Measured as real great-circle distance from Kanie.

飛島村 Tobishima Mura
とびしまむら · Aichi 6 km 弥富市 Yatomi Shi
やとみし · Aichi 6 km 大治町 Oharu Cho
おおはるちょう · Aichi 6 km 愛西市 Aisai Shi
あいさいし · Aichi 6 km 木曽岬町 Kisosaki Cho
きそさきちょう · Mie 8 km あま市 Ama Shi
あまし · Aichi 9 km

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質問 · Questions

About Kanie

How do you read 蟹江町 in Japanese?

蟹江町 is read かにえちょう (Kanie Cho). It is a town in Aichi Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 蟹江町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Kanie?

Kanie has a population of 36,782 across 11 km², making it the 627th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 39th largest of the 50 in Aichi.

What towns are near Kanie?

The closest municipalities to Kanie are Tobishima Mura (6 km), Yatomi Shi (6 km), Oharu Cho (6 km).