Hara原村

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

Hara (原村, Hara-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 7,680 (2020 census), area 43.26 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Suwa 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

原村

Reading

Hara-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Suwa District 諏訪郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,680 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.5% from 7,566

Area

43.26 km²

Density

178 people per km²

Households

2,895

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

34.9%

Foreign residents

116 (1.5%)

Code

20363 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.hara.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Hara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hokuto City北杜市(Yamanashi)
• Chino City茅野市
• Fujimi Town富士見町

Questions about Hara

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

Hara (原村) 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 Suwa District (諏訪郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hara?

Hara 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 Hara?

7,680 at the 2020 census, up 1.5% from 7,566 in 2015. The area is 43.26 km², which is 178 people per km². 2,895 households. 34.9% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hara?

Three: Hokuto City (北杜市) in Yamanashi, Chino City (茅野市), and Fujimi Town (富士見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hara written in Japanese?

原村, read Hara-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 Hara begin?

長野県諏訪郡原村… (Nagano-ken, Suwa-gun, Hara-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.