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Chōnan

Chōnan is a town located in , . As of 1 December 2020, the town had an estimated population of 7,743 in 3240 households and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the town is 65.38 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Town with 8,210 residents
  • Description: town in Chosei District, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Chonan”, “Chonan Town”, “Chonan-machi”, and “Chōnan-machi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Chōfukuju-ji Temple and Bando No.31 Kasamori-ji.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple.

Buddhist temple
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Kasamori-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Chōnan, , Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect and its honzon is a hibutsu statue of Jūichimen Kannon Bosatsu shown to the public in the years of the Ox and Horse in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. is situated 4 km northwest of Chōnan.

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is a Prefectural Natural Park in central , . Established in 1966, the park spans the municipalities of Chōnan, , and . is on the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage route; its Kannon Hall is an Important Cultural Property dating to 1597 and related woodlands are a Natural Monument. is situated 4 km northwest of Chōnan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nagara and Mutsuzawa.

Town
is a town located in , . As of 31 December 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,754 in 2976 households and a population density of 140 persons per km². The total area of the town is 19.02 square kilometres. is situated 5 km north of Chōnan.

Town
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is a town located in , . As of 1 December 2020, the town had an estimated population of 6,928 in 2796 households and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area of the town is 35.59 square kilometres. is situated 8 km east of Chōnan.

Chōnan

Latitude
35.38604° or 35° 23′ 10″ north
Longitude
140.23728° or 140° 14′ 14″ east
Population
8,210
Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)
Open location code
8R7296PP+CW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2098215241
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2113001
Wiki­data ID
Q1203194
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Chōnan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تشونان”
  • Asturian: “Chōnan”
  • Burmese: “ချောနန်းမြို့”
  • Burmese: “ချေားနန်းမြို့”
  • Catalan: “Chōnan”
  • Cebuano: “Chōnan-machi”
  • Central Kurdish: “چۆنان”
  • Chinese: “長南町”
  • Chinese: “长南町”
  • Czech: “Čónan”
  • Dutch: “Chōnan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تشونان”
  • French: “Chōnan”
  • German: “Chonan”
  • German: “Chōnan”
  • Hungarian: “Csónan”
  • Irish: “Chōnan”
  • Italian: “Chōnan”
  • Japanese: “Chonan-machi”
  • Japanese: “ちょうなん”
  • Japanese: “チョウナン”
  • Japanese: “ちょうなんまち”
  • Japanese: “長南”
  • Japanese: “長南町”
  • Japanese: “長生郡長南町”
  • Korean: “조난마치”
  • Korean: “조난정”
  • Malay: “Chōnan, Chiba”
  • Malay: “Chōnan”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Chonan”
  • Persian: “چونان”
  • Polish: “Chōnan”
  • Portuguese: “Chōnan”
  • Russian: “Тёнан”
  • Spanish: “Chōnan”
  • Swedish: “Chōnan”
  • Tagalog: “Chōnan, Chiba”
  • Tagalog: “Chōnan”
  • Thai: “โชนัง”
  • Turkish: “Chonan”
  • Turkish: “Chōnan”
  • Ukrainian: “Тьонан”
  • Ukrainian: “Чьонан”
  • Urdu: “چؤنان”
  • Uzbek: “Chōnan”
  • “Chōnan”
  • “Chōnan-machi”
  • “ちょうなんまち”
  • “長南町”

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