Hakuba白馬村

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

Hakuba (白馬村, Hakuba-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 8,575 (2020 census), area 189.36 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kitaazumi 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

白馬村

Reading

Hakuba-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kitaazumi District 北安曇郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

8,575 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.0% from 8,929

Area

189.36 km²

Density

45 people per km²

Households

3,709

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

32.5%

Foreign residents

326 (3.8%)

Code

20485 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.hakuba.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Itoigawa City糸魚川市(Niigata)
• Kurobe City黒部市(Toyama)
• Asahi Town朝日町(Toyama)
• Nagano City長野市
• Omachi City大町市
• Otari Village小谷村
• Ogawa Village小川村

Questions about Hakuba

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

Hakuba (白馬村) 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 Kitaazumi District (北安曇郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hakuba?

Hakuba 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 Hakuba?

8,575 at the 2020 census, down 4.0% from 8,929 in 2015. The area is 189.36 km², which is 45 people per km². 3,709 households. 32.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hakuba?

Seven: Itoigawa City (糸魚川市) in Niigata, Kurobe City (黒部市) in Toyama, Asahi Town (朝日町) in Toyama, Nagano City (長野市), Omachi City (大町市), Otari Village (小谷村), and Ogawa Village (小川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hakuba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hakuba written in Japanese?

白馬村, read Hakuba-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 Hakuba begin?

長野県北安曇郡白馬村… (Nagano-ken, Kitaazumi-gun, Hakuba-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.