Totsukawa十津川村

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

Totsukawa (十津川村, Totsukawa-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 3,061 (2020 census), area 672.38 km². Borders 8 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

十津川村

Reading

Totsukawa-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

3,061 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.7% from 3,508

Area

672.38 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,410

Under 15

7.5%

65 and over

42.6%

Foreign residents

18 (0.6%)

Code

29449 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.totsukawa.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Totsukawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kumano City熊野市(Mie)
• Gojo City五條市
• Nosegawa Village野迫川村
• Shimokitayama Village下北山村
• Kamikitayama Village上北山村
• Tanabe City田辺市(Wakayama)
• Shingu City新宮市(Wakayama)
• Kitayama Village北山村(Wakayama)

Questions about Totsukawa

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

Totsukawa (十津川村) 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 Totsukawa?

Totsukawa 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 Totsukawa?

3,061 at the 2020 census, down 12.7% from 3,508 in 2015. The area is 672.38 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,410 households. 42.6% of residents are 65 or older and 7.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Totsukawa?

Eight: Kumano City (熊野市) in Mie, Gojo City (五條市), Nosegawa Village (野迫川村), Shimokitayama Village (下北山村), Kamikitayama Village (上北山村), Tanabe City (田辺市) in Wakayama, Shingu City (新宮市) in Wakayama, and Kitayama Village (北山村) in Wakayama. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Totsukawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Totsukawa written in Japanese?

十津川村, read Totsukawa-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 Totsukawa begin?

奈良県吉野郡十津川村… (Nara-ken, Yoshino-gun, Totsukawa-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.