Yamazoe山添村

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

Yamazoe (山添村, Yamazoe-mura) is a village in Nara Prefecture. Population 3,226 (2020 census), area 66.52 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Yamabe 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

山添村

Reading

Yamazoe-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Yamabe District 山辺郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Nara 奈良県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

3,226 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.2% from 3,674

Area

66.52 km²

Density

48 people per km²

Households

1,110

Under 15

7.9%

65 and over

48.7%

Foreign residents

34 (1.1%)

Code

29322 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yamazoe.nara.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nabari City名張市(Mie)
• Iga City伊賀市(Mie)
• Nara City奈良市
• Uda City宇陀市

Questions about Yamazoe

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

Yamazoe (山添村) 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 Yamabe District (山辺郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yamazoe?

Yamazoe 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 Yamazoe?

3,226 at the 2020 census, down 12.2% from 3,674 in 2015. The area is 66.52 km², which is 48 people per km². 1,110 households. 48.7% of residents are 65 or older and 7.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yamazoe?

Four: Nabari City (名張市) in Mie, Iga City (伊賀市) in Mie, Nara City (奈良市), and Uda City (宇陀市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yamazoe in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yamazoe written in Japanese?

山添村, read Yamazoe-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 Yamazoe begin?

奈良県山辺郡山添村… (Nara-ken, Yamabe-gun, Yamazoe-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.