Tenryu天龍村

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

Tenryu (天龍村, Tenryu-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,178 (2020 census), area 109.44 km². Borders 5 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

天龍村

Reading

Tenryu-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

1,178 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.7% from 1,365

Area

109.44 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

563

Under 15

6.1%

65 and over

62.1%

Foreign residents

11 (0.9%)

Code

20413 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill-tenryu.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市
• Anan Town阿南町
• Yasuoka Village泰阜村
• Tenryu Ward天竜区(Shizuoka)
• Toyone Village豊根村(Aichi)

Questions about Tenryu

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

Tenryu (天龍村) 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 Tenryu?

Tenryu 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 Tenryu?

1,178 at the 2020 census, down 13.7% from 1,365 in 2015. The area is 109.44 km², which is 11 people per km². 563 households. 62.1% of residents are 65 or older and 6.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tenryu?

Five: Iida City (飯田市), Anan Town (阿南町), Yasuoka Village (泰阜村), Tenryu Ward (天竜区) of Hamamatsu in Shizuoka, and Toyone Village (豊根村) in Aichi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tenryu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tenryu written in Japanese?

天龍村, read Tenryu-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 Tenryu begin?

長野県下伊那郡天龍村… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Tenryu-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.