Kawaba川場村

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

Kawaba (川場村, Kawaba-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 3,480 (2020 census), area 85.25 km². Borders 3 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

川場村

Reading

Kawaba-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

3,480 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 3,647

Area

85.25 km²

Density

41 people per km²

Households

997

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

45.0%

Foreign residents

10 (0.3%)

Code

10444 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kawaba.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kawaba. Borders across water are not counted.

• Numata City沼田市
• Katashina Village片品村
• Minakami Townみなかみ町

Questions about Kawaba

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

Kawaba (川場村) 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 Kawaba?

Kawaba 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 Kawaba?

3,480 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 3,647 in 2015. The area is 85.25 km², which is 41 people per km². 997 households. 45.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawaba?

Three: Numata City (沼田市), Katashina Village (片品村), and Minakami Town (みなかみ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawaba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawaba written in Japanese?

川場村, read Kawaba-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 Kawaba begin?

群馬県利根郡川場村… (Gunma-ken, Tone-gun, Kawaba-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.