Nakagawa中川村

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

Nakagawa (中川村, Nakagawa-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 4,651 (2020 census), area 77.05 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kamiina 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

中川村

Reading

Nakagawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kamiina District 上伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,651 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.1% from 4,850

Area

77.05 km²

Density

60 people per km²

Households

1,614

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

36.1%

Foreign residents

63 (1.4%)

Code

20386 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nakagawa.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Komagane City駒ヶ根市
• Iijima Town飯島町
• Matsukawa Town松川町
• Oshika Village大鹿村

Questions about Nakagawa

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

Nakagawa (中川村) 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 Kamiina District (上伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakagawa?

Nakagawa 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 Nakagawa?

4,651 at the 2020 census, down 4.1% from 4,850 in 2015. The area is 77.05 km², which is 60 people per km². 1,614 households. 36.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakagawa?

Four: Komagane City (駒ヶ根市), Iijima Town (飯島町), Matsukawa Town (松川町), and Oshika Village (大鹿村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakagawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakagawa written in Japanese?

中川村, read Nakagawa-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 Nakagawa begin?

長野県上伊那郡中川村… (Nagano-ken, Kamiina-gun, Nakagawa-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.