Kurotaki黒滝村

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

Kurotaki (黒滝村, Kurotaki-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 623 (2020 census), area 47.7 km². Borders 5 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

黒滝村

Reading

Kurotaki-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

623 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.6% from 660

Area

47.7 km²

Density

13 people per km²

Households

307

Under 15

6.9%

65 and over

55.2%

Foreign residents

6 (1.0%)

Code

29444 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kurotaki.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kurotaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Gojo City五條市
• Yoshino Town吉野町
• Shimoichi Town下市町
• Tenkawa Village天川村
• Kawakami Village川上村

Questions about Kurotaki

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

Kurotaki (黒滝村) 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 Kurotaki?

Kurotaki 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 Kurotaki?

623 at the 2020 census, down 5.6% from 660 in 2015. The area is 47.7 km², which is 13 people per km². 307 households. 55.2% of residents are 65 or older and 6.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kurotaki?

Five: Gojo City (五條市), Yoshino Town (吉野町), Shimoichi Town (下市町), Tenkawa Village (天川村), and Kawakami Village (川上村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kurotaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kurotaki written in Japanese?

黒滝村, read Kurotaki-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 Kurotaki begin?

奈良県吉野郡黒滝村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Kurotaki-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.