Katashina片品村

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

Katashina (片品村, Katashina-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 3,993 (2020 census), area 391.76 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Tone District, Gunma 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

片品村

Reading

Katashina-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Tone District 利根郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

3,993 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.0% from 4,390

Area

391.76 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

1,574

Under 15

8.3%

65 and over

41.3%

Foreign residents

42 (1.1%)

Code

10443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.katashina.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Katashina. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村(Fukushima)
• Nikko City日光市(Tochigi)
• Numata City沼田市
• Kawaba Village川場村
• Minakami Townみなかみ町
• Uonuma City魚沼市(Niigata)

Questions about Katashina

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

Katashina (片品村) is a village (村, mura) in Gunma 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 Tone District (利根郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Katashina?

Katashina is in Gunma Prefecture (群馬県), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Katashina?

3,993 at the 2020 census, down 9.0% from 4,390 in 2015. The area is 391.76 km², which is 10 people per km². 1,574 households. 41.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katashina?

Six: Hinoemata Village (檜枝岐村) in Fukushima, Nikko City (日光市) in Tochigi, Numata City (沼田市), Kawaba Village (川場村), Minakami Town (みなかみ町), and Uonuma City (魚沼市) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katashina in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katashina written in Japanese?

片品村, read Katashina-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 Katashina begin?

群馬県利根郡片品村… (Gunma-ken, Tone-gun, Katashina-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.