Higashishirakawa東白川村

Higashishirakawa-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Higashishirakawa (東白川村, Higashishirakawa-mura) is a village in Gifu Prefecture. Population 2,016 (2020 census), area 87.09 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kamo District, Gifu Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

東白川村

Reading

Higashishirakawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kamo District 加茂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gifu 岐阜県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

2,016 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.8% from 2,261

Area

87.09 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

780

Under 15

9.2%

65 and over

45.1%

Foreign residents

20 (1.0%)

Code

21507 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.higashishirakawa.gifu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Higashishirakawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nakatsugawa City中津川市
• Shirakawa Town白川町

Questions about Higashishirakawa

Is Higashishirakawa a city, a town, or a village?

Higashishirakawa (東白川村) is a village (村, mura) in Gifu Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Kamo District (加茂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashishirakawa?

Higashishirakawa is in Gifu Prefecture (岐阜県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashishirakawa?

2,016 at the 2020 census, down 10.8% from 2,261 in 2015. The area is 87.09 km², which is 23 people per km². 780 households. 45.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashishirakawa?

Two: Nakatsugawa City (中津川市) and Shirakawa Town (白川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashishirakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashishirakawa written in Japanese?

東白川村, read Higashishirakawa-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Higashishirakawa begin?

岐阜県加茂郡東白川村… (Gifu-ken, Kamo-gun, Higashishirakawa-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.