Kitagawa北川村

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

Kitagawa (北川村, Kitagawa-mura) is a village in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 1,146 (2020 census), area 196.73 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Aki District, Kōchi 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

北川村

Reading

Kitagawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Aki District 安芸郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kōchi 高知県

Region

Shikoku 四国

Population

1,146 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.4% from 1,294

Area

196.73 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

549

Under 15

8.9%

65 and over

44.1%

Foreign residents

3 (0.3%)

Code

39305 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kitagawamura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kitagawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kaiyo Town海陽町(Tokushima)
• Muroto City室戸市
• Toyo Town東洋町
• Nahari Town奈半利町
• Tano Town田野町
• Yasuda Town安田町
• Umaji Village馬路村

Questions about Kitagawa

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

Kitagawa (北川村) is a village (村, mura) in Kōchi 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 Aki District (安芸郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitagawa?

Kitagawa is in Kōchi Prefecture (高知県), in the Shikoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kitagawa?

1,146 at the 2020 census, down 11.4% from 1,294 in 2015. The area is 196.73 km², which is 6 people per km². 549 households. 44.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitagawa?

Seven: Kaiyo Town (海陽町) in Tokushima, Muroto City (室戸市), Toyo Town (東洋町), Nahari Town (奈半利町), Tano Town (田野町), Yasuda Town (安田町), and Umaji Village (馬路村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitagawa written in Japanese?

北川村, read Kitagawa-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 Kitagawa begin?

高知県安芸郡北川村… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Kitagawa-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.