Kannami (函南町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 函南町?

It reads かんなみちょう — Kannami 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

Kannami at a glance

36,607

Population

65 km²

Area

1889

Founded

#630 /1,651

National rank

33

Parks

5

Museums

33

Cafés

伊豆仁田 (Izu-Nitta)

Nearest station

地図 · Where it is

Where is Kannami?

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

35.0833°N, 138.9333°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Kannami

Measured as real great-circle distance from Kannami.

清水町 Shimizu Cho
しみずちょう · Shizuoka 3 km 三島市 Mishima Shi
みしまし · Shizuoka 4 km 伊豆の国市 Izunokuni Shi
いずのくにし · Shizuoka 6 km 沼津市 Numazu Shi
ぬまづし · Shizuoka 7 km 長泉町 Nagaizumi Cho
ながいずみちょう · Shizuoka 7 km 裾野市 Susono Shi
すそのし · Shizuoka 10 km

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質問 · Questions

About Kannami

How do you read 函南町 in Japanese?

函南町 is read かんなみちょう (Kannami Cho). It is a town in Shizuoka Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 函南町?

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 Kannami?

Kannami has a population of 36,607 across 65 km², making it the 630th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 21st largest of the 35 in Shizuoka.

What towns are near Kannami?

The closest municipalities to Kannami are Shimizu Cho (3 km), Mishima Shi (4 km), Izunokuni Shi (6 km).