Nara奈良県

Nara-ken·ならけん·県 (ken), prefecture

Landlocked, with Japan's 8th-century capital in the north and forested mountains in the south.

Facts

Japanese name: 奈良県
Reading: Nara-ken / ならけん
Region: Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿
Capital: Nara 奈良市
Population: 1,324,473 (2020 census)
Area: 3,691 km²
Density: 359 people per km²
Municipalities: 39 — 12 cities, 15 towns, and 12 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 7
Codes: JIS 29·ISO 3166-2 JP-29

How an address here begins

奈良県奈良市…

Nara-ken, Nara-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Nara市区町村

39 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Yamabe District山辺郡district, not a government
- Yamazoe Village山添村
Ikoma District生駒郡district, not a government
Shiki District磯城郡district, not a government
Uda District宇陀郡district, not a government
- Soni Village曽爾村
- Mitsue Village御杖村
Takaichi District高市郡district, not a government
- Takatori Town高取町
- Asuka Village明日香村
Kitakatsuragi District北葛城郡district, not a government
Yoshino District吉野郡district, not a government

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.