Takagi喬木村

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

Takagi (喬木村, Takagi-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 5,973 (2020 census), area 66.61 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimoina 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

喬木村

Reading

Takagi-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimoina District 下伊那郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nagano 長野県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

5,973 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.3% from 6,310

Area

66.61 km²

Density

90 people per km²

Households

2,036

Under 15

13.4%

65 and over

35.6%

Foreign residents

57 (1.0%)

Code

20415 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.takagi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Takagi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iida City飯田市
• Toyoka Village豊丘村

Questions about Takagi

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

Takagi (喬木村) 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 Shimoina District (下伊那郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Takagi?

Takagi 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 Takagi?

5,973 at the 2020 census, down 5.3% from 6,310 in 2015. The area is 66.61 km², which is 90 people per km². 2,036 households. 35.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Takagi?

Two: Iida City (飯田市) and Toyoka Village (豊丘村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Takagi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Takagi written in Japanese?

喬木村, read Takagi-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 Takagi begin?

長野県下伊那郡喬木村… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Takagi-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.