Takayama高山村

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

Takayama (高山村, Takayama-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 3,511 (2020 census), area 64.18 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Agatsuma 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

高山村

Reading

Takayama-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Agatsuma District 吾妻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

3,511 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.4% from 3,674

Area

64.18 km²

Density

55 people per km²

Households

1,165

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

37.0%

Foreign residents

193 (5.5%)

Code

10428 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.takayama.gunma.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Takayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Numata City沼田市
• Shibukawa City渋川市
• Nakanojo Town中之条町
• Minakami Townみなかみ町

Questions about Takayama

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

Takayama (高山村) 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 Agatsuma District (吾妻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takayama?

Takayama 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 Takayama?

3,511 at the 2020 census, down 4.4% from 3,674 in 2015. The area is 64.18 km², which is 55 people per km². 1,165 households. 37.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takayama?

Four: Numata City (沼田市), Shibukawa City (渋川市), Nakanojo Town (中之条町), and Minakami Town (みなかみ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takayama written in Japanese?

高山村, read Takayama-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 Takayama begin?

群馬県吾妻郡高山村… (Gunma-ken, Agatsuma-gun, Takayama-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.