Higashiyoshino東吉野村

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

Higashiyoshino (東吉野村, Higashiyoshino-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 1,502 (2020 census), area 131.65 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Yoshino District, Nara 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

東吉野村

Reading

Higashiyoshino-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Yoshino District 吉野郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

1,502 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.9% from 1,745

Area

131.65 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

762

Under 15

5.2%

65 and over

58.3%

Foreign residents

22 (1.5%)

Code

29453 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.higashiyoshino.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Higashiyoshino. Borders across water are not counted.

• Matsusaka City松阪市(Mie)
• Uda City宇陀市
• Soni Village曽爾村
• Mitsue Village御杖村
• Yoshino Town吉野町
• Kawakami Village川上村

Questions about Higashiyoshino

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

Higashiyoshino (東吉野村) is a village (村, mura) in Nara 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 Yoshino District (吉野郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Higashiyoshino?

Higashiyoshino is in Nara Prefecture (奈良県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Higashiyoshino?

1,502 at the 2020 census, down 13.9% from 1,745 in 2015. The area is 131.65 km², which is 11 people per km². 762 households. 58.3% of residents are 65 or older and 5.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Higashiyoshino?

Six: Matsusaka City (松阪市) in Mie, Uda City (宇陀市), Soni Village (曽爾村), Mitsue Village (御杖村), Yoshino Town (吉野町), and Kawakami Village (川上村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Higashiyoshino in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Higashiyoshino written in Japanese?

東吉野村, read Higashiyoshino-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 Higashiyoshino begin?

奈良県吉野郡東吉野村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Higashiyoshino-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.