Shimokitayama下北山村

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

Shimokitayama (下北山村, Shimokitayama-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 753 (2020 census), area 133.39 km². Borders 4 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

下北山村

Reading

Shimokitayama-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

753 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-15.9% from 895

Area

133.39 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

447

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

48.6%

Foreign residents

7 (0.9%)

Code

29450 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.shimokitayama.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kumano City熊野市(Mie)
• Totsukawa Village十津川村
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村
• Kitayama Village北山村(Wakayama)

Questions about Shimokitayama

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

Shimokitayama (下北山村) 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 Shimokitayama?

Shimokitayama 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 Shimokitayama?

753 at the 2020 census, down 15.9% from 895 in 2015. The area is 133.39 km², which is 6 people per km². 447 households. 48.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shimokitayama?

Four: Kumano City (熊野市) in Mie, Totsukawa Village (十津川村), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村), and Kitayama Village (北山村) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shimokitayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shimokitayama written in Japanese?

下北山村, read Shimokitayama-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 Shimokitayama begin?

奈良県吉野郡下北山村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Shimokitayama-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.