Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Chūbu ( Kōshin'etsu )
- Prefecture
- Toyama
- Mayor
- Mikio Tanaka
- Total
- 668.64 km (258.16 sq mi)
- Density
- 71.76/km (185.9/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 ( JST )
- Postal code
- 939-1692
- Address
- 1550 Araki, Nanto-shi, Toyama-ken
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
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Encyclopedic overview
Traditional thatched-roofed homes in Ainokura, Gokayama
Nanto (南砺市, Nanto-shi) is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is in a mountainous area in the south-west corner of the prefecture just north of Gifu Prefecture. It is home to the Gokayama UNESCO World Heritage site. As of 28 February 2018, the city had an estimated population of 51,669 in 17,761 households and a population density of 75.8 persons per km. Its total area is 668.64 square kilometres (258.16 sq mi).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nanto” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.