Okuwa大桑村

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

Okuwa (大桑村, Okuwa-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 3,439 (2020 census), area 234.47 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kiso 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

大桑村

Reading

Okuwa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kiso District 木曽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

3,439 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.1% from 3,825

Area

234.47 km²

Density

15 people per km²

Households

1,477

Under 15

8.2%

65 and over

43.1%

Foreign residents

76 (2.2%)

Code

20430 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.okuwa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市
• Komagane City駒ヶ根市
• Iijima Town飯島町
• Agematsu Town上松町
• Nagiso Town南木曽町
• Otaki Village王滝村
• Nakatsugawa City中津川市(Gifu)

Questions about Okuwa

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

Okuwa (大桑村) 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 Kiso District (木曽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Okuwa?

Okuwa 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 Okuwa?

3,439 at the 2020 census, down 10.1% from 3,825 in 2015. The area is 234.47 km², which is 15 people per km². 1,477 households. 43.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okuwa?

Seven: Iida City (飯田市), Komagane City (駒ヶ根市), Iijima Town (飯島町), Agematsu Town (上松町), Nagiso Town (南木曽町), Otaki Village (王滝村), and Nakatsugawa City (中津川市) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okuwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okuwa written in Japanese?

大桑村, read Okuwa-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 Okuwa begin?

長野県木曽郡大桑村… (Nagano-ken, Kiso-gun, Okuwa-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.