Minamiaiki南相木村

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

Minamiaiki (南相木村, Minamiaiki-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 962 (2020 census), area 66.05 km². Borders 5 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

南相木村

Reading

Minamiaiki-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

962 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 1,005

Area

66.05 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

406

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

40.9%

Foreign residents

21 (2.2%)

Code

20306 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.minamiaiki.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ueno Village上野村(Gunma)
• Komi Town小海町
• Kawakami Village川上村
• Minamimaki Village南牧村
• Kitaaiki Village北相木村

Questions about Minamiaiki

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

Minamiaiki (南相木村) 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 Minamiaiki?

Minamiaiki 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 Minamiaiki?

962 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 1,005 in 2015. The area is 66.05 km², which is 15 people per km². 406 households. 40.9% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Minamiaiki?

Five: Ueno Village (上野村) in Gunma, Komi Town (小海町), Kawakami Village (川上村), Minamimaki Village (南牧村), and Kitaaiki Village (北相木村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Minamiaiki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Minamiaiki written in Japanese?

南相木村, read Minamiaiki-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 Minamiaiki begin?

長野県南佐久郡南相木村… (Nagano-ken, Minamisaku-gun, Minamiaiki-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.