Ueno上野村

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

Ueno (上野村, Ueno-mura) is a village in Gunma Prefecture. Population 1,128 (2020 census), area 181.85 km². Borders 8 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Tano 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

上野村

Reading

Ueno-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Tano District 多野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Gunma 群馬県

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

1,128 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 1,230

Area

181.85 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

552

Under 15

9.6%

65 and over

45.9%

Foreign residents

17 (1.5%)

Code

10366 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.uenomura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ueno. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kanna Town神流町
• Nammoku Village南牧村
• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Ogano Town小鹿野町(Saitama)
• Kawakami Village川上村(Nagano)
• Minamiaiki Village南相木村(Nagano)
• Kitaaiki Village北相木村(Nagano)
• Sakuho Town佐久穂町(Nagano)

Questions about Ueno

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

Ueno (上野村) 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 Tano District (多野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ueno?

Ueno 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 Ueno?

1,128 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 1,230 in 2015. The area is 181.85 km², which is 6 people per km². 552 households. 45.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ueno?

Eight: Kanna Town (神流町), Nammoku Village (南牧村), Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Ogano Town (小鹿野町) in Saitama, Kawakami Village (川上村) in Nagano, Minamiaiki Village (南相木村) in Nagano, Kitaaiki Village (北相木村) in Nagano, and Sakuho Town (佐久穂町) in Nagano. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ueno in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ueno written in Japanese?

上野村, read Ueno-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 Ueno begin?

群馬県多野郡上野村… (Gunma-ken, Tano-gun, Ueno-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.