Kamikitayama上北山村

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

Kamikitayama (上北山村, Kamikitayama-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 444 (2020 census), area 274.22 km². Borders 9 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

上北山村

Reading

Kamikitayama-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

444 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.3% from 512

Area

274.22 km²

Density

2 people per km²

Households

265

Under 15

3.4%

65 and over

51.8%

Foreign residents

1 (0.2%)

Code

29451 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Kamikitayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Owase City尾鷲市(Mie)
• Kumano City熊野市(Mie)
• Odai Town大台町(Mie)
• Kihoku Town紀北町(Mie)
• Gojo City五條市
• Tenkawa Village天川村
• Totsukawa Village十津川村
• Shimokitayama Village下北山村
• Kawakami Village川上村

Questions about Kamikitayama

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

Kamikitayama (上北山村) 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 Kamikitayama?

Kamikitayama 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 Kamikitayama?

444 at the 2020 census, down 13.3% from 512 in 2015. The area is 274.22 km², which is 2 people per km². 265 households. 51.8% of residents are 65 or older and 3.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kamikitayama?

Nine: Owase City (尾鷲市) in Mie, Kumano City (熊野市) in Mie, Odai Town (大台町) in Mie, Kihoku Town (紀北町) in Mie, Gojo City (五條市), Tenkawa Village (天川村), Totsukawa Village (十津川村), Shimokitayama Village (下北山村), and Kawakami Village (川上村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kamikitayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kamikitayama written in Japanese?

上北山村, read Kamikitayama-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 Kamikitayama begin?

奈良県吉野郡上北山村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Kamikitayama-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.