Kitaaiki北相木村

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

Kitaaiki (北相木村, Kitaaiki-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 752 (2020 census), area 56.32 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamisaku 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

北相木村

Reading

Kitaaiki-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamisaku District 南佐久郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

752 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.8% from 774

Area

56.32 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

342

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

35.9%

Foreign residents

34 (4.5%)

Code

20307 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kitaaiki.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Komi Town小海町
• Minamiaiki Village南相木村
• Sakuho Town佐久穂町

Questions about Kitaaiki

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

Kitaaiki (北相木村) 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 Minamisaku District (南佐久郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitaaiki?

Kitaaiki 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 Kitaaiki?

752 at the 2020 census, down 2.8% from 774 in 2015. The area is 56.32 km², which is 13 people per km². 342 households. 35.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitaaiki?

Four: Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Komi Town (小海町), Minamiaiki Village (南相木村), and Sakuho Town (佐久穂町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitaaiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitaaiki written in Japanese?

北相木村, read Kitaaiki-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 Kitaaiki begin?

長野県南佐久郡北相木村… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Kitaaiki-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.