Mitsue御杖村

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

Mitsue (御杖村, Mitsue-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 1,479 (2020 census), area 79.58 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Uda 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

御杖村

Reading

Mitsue-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Uda District 宇陀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

1,479 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.9% from 1,759

Area

79.58 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

705

Under 15

3.4%

65 and over

60.5%

Foreign residents

9 (0.6%)

Code

29386 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.mitsue.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Mitsue. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tsu City津市(Mie)
• Matsusaka City松阪市(Mie)
• Soni Village曽爾村
• Higashiyoshino Village東吉野村

Questions about Mitsue

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

Mitsue (御杖村) 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 Uda District (宇陀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mitsue?

Mitsue 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 Mitsue?

1,479 at the 2020 census, down 15.9% from 1,759 in 2015. The area is 79.58 km², which is 19 people per km². 705 households. 60.5% of residents are 65 or older and 3.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mitsue?

Four: Tsu City (津市) in Mie, Matsusaka City (松阪市) in Mie, Soni Village (曽爾村), and Higashiyoshino Village (東吉野村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mitsue in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mitsue written in Japanese?

御杖村, read Mitsue-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 Mitsue begin?

奈良県宇陀郡御杖村… (Nara-ken, Uda-gun, Mitsue-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.