Umaji馬路村

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

Umaji (馬路村, Umaji-mura) is a village in Kōchi Prefecture. Population 745 (2020 census), area 165.48 km². Borders 5 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

馬路村

Reading

Umaji-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

745 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 823

Area

165.48 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

376

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

2 (0.3%)

Code

39306 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.umaji.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Umaji. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naka Town那賀町(Tokushima)
• Kaiyo Town海陽町(Tokushima)
• Aki City安芸市
• Yasuda Town安田町
• Kitagawa Village北川村

Questions about Umaji

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

Umaji (馬路村) 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 Umaji?

Umaji 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 Umaji?

745 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 823 in 2015. The area is 165.48 km², which is 5 people per km². 376 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Umaji?

Five: Naka Town (那賀町) in Tokushima, Kaiyo Town (海陽町) in Tokushima, Aki City (安芸市), Yasuda Town (安田町), and Kitagawa Village (北川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Umaji in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Umaji written in Japanese?

馬路村, read Umaji-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 Umaji begin?

高知県安芸郡馬路村… (Kōchi-ken, Aki-gun, Umaji-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.