Nosegawa野迫川村

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

Nosegawa (野迫川村, Nosegawa-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 357 (2020 census), area 154.9 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

野迫川村

Reading

Nosegawa-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

357 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-20.5% from 449

Area

154.9 km²

Density

2 people per km²

Households

204

Under 15

3.4%

65 and over

50.7%

Foreign residents

6 (1.7%)

Code

29447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nosegawa.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gojo City五條市
• Totsukawa Village十津川村
• Tanabe City田辺市(Wakayama)
• Katsuragi Townかつらぎ町(Wakayama)
• Koya Town高野町(Wakayama)
• Aridagawa Town有田川町(Wakayama)

Questions about Nosegawa

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

Nosegawa (野迫川村) 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 Nosegawa?

Nosegawa 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 Nosegawa?

357 at the 2020 census, down 20.5% from 449 in 2015. The area is 154.9 km², which is 2 people per km². 204 households. 50.7% of residents are 65 or older and 3.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nosegawa?

Six: Gojo City (五條市), Totsukawa Village (十津川村), Tanabe City (田辺市) in Wakayama, Katsuragi Town (かつらぎ町) in Wakayama, Koya Town (高野町) in Wakayama, and Aridagawa Town (有田川町) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nosegawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nosegawa written in Japanese?

野迫川村, read Nosegawa-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 Nosegawa begin?

奈良県吉野郡野迫川村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Nosegawa-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.