Yasuoka泰阜村

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

Yasuoka (泰阜村, Yasuoka-mura) is a village in Nagano Prefecture. Population 1,542 (2020 census), area 64.59 km². Borders 4 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

泰阜村

Reading

Yasuoka-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

1,542 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 1,702

Area

64.59 km²

Density

24 people per km²

Households

595

Under 15

12.2%

65 and over

42.2%

Foreign residents

26 (1.7%)

Code

20414 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

vill.yasuoka.nagano.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iida City飯田市
• Anan Town阿南町
• Shimojo Village下條村
• Tenryu Village天龍村

Questions about Yasuoka

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

Yasuoka (泰阜村) 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 Yasuoka?

Yasuoka 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 Yasuoka?

1,542 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 1,702 in 2015. The area is 64.59 km², which is 24 people per km². 595 households. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yasuoka?

Four: Iida City (飯田市), Anan Town (阿南町), Shimojo Village (下條村), and Tenryu Village (天龍村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yasuoka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yasuoka written in Japanese?

泰阜村, read Yasuoka-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 Yasuoka begin?

長野県下伊那郡泰阜村… (Nagano-ken, Shimoina-gun, Yasuoka-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.