Minamiyamashiro南山城村

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

Minamiyamashiro (南山城村, Minamiyamashiro-mura) is a village in Kyoto Prefecture. Population 2,391 (2020 census), area 64.11 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Soraku District, Kyoto 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

南山城村

Reading

Minamiyamashiro-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Soraku District 相楽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kyoto 京都府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

2,391 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.8% from 2,652

Area

64.11 km²

Density

37 people per km²

Households

1,023

Under 15

6.4%

65 and over

48.5%

Foreign residents

20 (0.8%)

Code

26367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.minamiyamashiro.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iga City伊賀市(Mie)
• Koka City甲賀市(Shiga)
• Kasagi Town笠置町
• Wazuka Town和束町
• Nara City奈良市(Nara)

Questions about Minamiyamashiro

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

Minamiyamashiro (南山城村) is a village (村, mura) in Kyoto 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 Soraku District (相楽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Minamiyamashiro?

Minamiyamashiro is in Kyoto Prefecture (京都府), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Minamiyamashiro?

2,391 at the 2020 census, down 9.8% from 2,652 in 2015. The area is 64.11 km², which is 37 people per km². 1,023 households. 48.5% of residents are 65 or older and 6.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiyamashiro?

Five: Iga City (伊賀市) in Mie, Koka City (甲賀市) in Shiga, Kasagi Town (笠置町), Wazuka Town (和束町), and Nara City (奈良市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiyamashiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiyamashiro written in Japanese?

南山城村, read Minamiyamashiro-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 Minamiyamashiro begin?

京都府相楽郡南山城村… (Kyōto-fu, Soraku-gun, Minamiyamashiro-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.