Asahi朝日村

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

Asahi (朝日村, Asahi-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,279 (2020 census), area 70.62 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashichikuma District, Nagano 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

朝日村

Reading

Asahi-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashichikuma District 東筑摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,279 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.1% from 4,462

Area

70.62 km²

Density

61 people per km²

Households

1,474

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

41 (1.0%)

Code

20451 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.asahi.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Matsumoto City松本市
• Shiojiri City塩尻市
• Kiso Village木祖村
• Yamagata Village山形村

Questions about Asahi

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

Asahi (朝日村) is a village (村, mura) in Nagano 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 Higashichikuma District (東筑摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Asahi?

Asahi is in Nagano Prefecture (長野県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Asahi?

4,279 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 4,462 in 2015. The area is 70.62 km², which is 61 people per km². 1,474 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Asahi?

Four: Matsumoto City (松本市), Shiojiri City (塩尻市), Kiso Village (木祖村), and Yamagata Village (山形村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Asahi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Asahi written in Japanese?

朝日村, read Asahi-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 Asahi begin?

長野県東筑摩郡朝日村… (Nagano-ken, Higashichikuma-gun, Asahi-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.