Otaki王滝村

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

Otaki (王滝村, Otaki-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 715 (2020 census), area 310.82 km². Borders 5 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

王滝村

Reading

Otaki-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

715 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.8% from 839

Area

310.82 km²

Density

2 people per km²

Households

371

Under 15

5.7%

65 and over

43.2%

Foreign residents

13 (1.8%)

Code

20429 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.otaki.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Agematsu Town上松町
• Okuwa Village大桑村
• Kiso Town木曽町
• Nakatsugawa City中津川市(Gifu)
• Gero City下呂市(Gifu)

Questions about Otaki

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

Otaki (王滝村) 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 Otaki?

Otaki 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 Otaki?

715 at the 2020 census, down 14.8% from 839 in 2015. The area is 310.82 km², which is 2 people per km². 371 households. 43.2% of residents are 65 or older and 5.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Otaki?

Five: Agematsu Town (上松町), Okuwa Village (大桑村), Kiso Town (木曽町), Nakatsugawa City (中津川市) in Gifu, and Gero City (下呂市) in Gifu. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Otaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Otaki written in Japanese?

王滝村, read Otaki-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 Otaki begin?

長野県木曽郡王滝村… (Nagano-ken, Kiso-gun, Otaki-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.