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北谷町 and 下町 The first one is pronounced Chatanchou and the second is
Shitamachi. The second term is within an area of the the first one. Is a machi
smaller than a chou? In the past was the term ノ・の used in between the kanji to
indicate a machi, for example shita no machi?
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Does the size of a 町 determine if it is pronounced machi or chou?
If you study kanji more, you'll realize that _both_ readings are acceptable
depending on the circumstances. Learning what reading is correct in each
situation is something that you will have to practice a lot before you get the
feel for it.

In general, more populated areas tended to be read まち, and less populated
areas tended to be read ちょう, but exceptions were _very_ common. Additionally,
as @Yosh as pointed out in the comments, size of the region doesn't
necessarily affect the reading either.

For the purpose of addresses, in my experience a まちand a ちょうare mutually
exclusive since they mean the same thing. So no, a まちcannot be in a ちょう, and
the opposite is also true.
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In the east of Japan, Machi is used more often.  
In the west, Cho is used more often.  
Google “まち ちょう” and you will find a good picture.
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