Tenkawa天川村

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

Tenkawa (天川村, Tenkawa-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 1,176 (2020 census), area 175.66 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

天川村

Reading

Tenkawa-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

1,176 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-13.1% from 1,354

Area

175.66 km²

Density

7 people per km²

Households

561

Under 15

8.2%

65 and over

50.9%

Foreign residents

1 (0.1%)

Code

29446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tenkawa.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Gojo City五條市
• Kurotaki Village黒滝村
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村
• Kawakami Village川上村

Questions about Tenkawa

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

Tenkawa (天川村) 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 Tenkawa?

Tenkawa 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 Tenkawa?

1,176 at the 2020 census, down 13.1% from 1,354 in 2015. The area is 175.66 km², which is 7 people per km². 561 households. 50.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tenkawa?

Four: Gojo City (五條市), Kurotaki Village (黒滝村), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村), and Kawakami Village (川上村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tenkawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tenkawa written in Japanese?

天川村, read Tenkawa-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 Tenkawa begin?

奈良県吉野郡天川村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Tenkawa-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.