Kawakami川上村

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

Kawakami (川上村, Kawakami-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 1,156 (2020 census), area 269.26 km². Borders 7 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

川上村

Reading

Kawakami-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

1,156 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.0% from 1,313

Area

269.26 km²

Density

4 people per km²

Households

625

Under 15

6.0%

65 and over

55.6%

Foreign residents

13 (1.1%)

Code

29452 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kawakami.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Kawakami. Borders across water are not counted.

• Matsusaka City松阪市(Mie)
• Odai Town大台町(Mie)
• Yoshino Town吉野町
• Kurotaki Village黒滝村
• Tenkawa Village天川村
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村
• Higashiyoshino Village東吉野村

Questions about Kawakami

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

Kawakami (川上村) 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 Kawakami?

Kawakami 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 Kawakami?

1,156 at the 2020 census, down 12.0% from 1,313 in 2015. The area is 269.26 km², which is 4 people per km². 625 households. 55.6% of residents are 65 or older and 6.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawakami?

Seven: Matsusaka City (松阪市) in Mie, Odai Town (大台町) in Mie, Yoshino Town (吉野町), Kurotaki Village (黒滝村), Tenkawa Village (天川村), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村), and Higashiyoshino Village (東吉野村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawakami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawakami written in Japanese?

川上村, read Kawakami-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 Kawakami begin?

奈良県吉野郡川上村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Kawakami-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.