Kariwa刈羽村

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

Kariwa (刈羽村, Kariwa-mura) is a village in Niigata Prefecture. Population 4,380 (2020 census), area 26.27 km². Borders 2 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kariwa District, Niigata 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

刈羽村

Reading

Kariwa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kariwa District 刈羽郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

4,380 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.3% from 4,775

Area

26.27 km²

Density

167 people per km²

Households

1,595

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

14 (0.3%)

Code

15504 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kariwa.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kariwa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nagaoka City長岡市
• Kashiwazaki City柏崎市

Questions about Kariwa

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

Kariwa (刈羽村) is a village (村, mura) in Niigata 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 Kariwa District (刈羽郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kariwa?

Kariwa is in Niigata Prefecture (新潟県), in the Chūbu region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Kariwa?

4,380 at the 2020 census, down 8.3% from 4,775 in 2015. The area is 26.27 km², which is 167 people per km². 1,595 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kariwa?

Two: Nagaoka City (長岡市) and Kashiwazaki City (柏崎市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kariwa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kariwa written in Japanese?

刈羽村, read Kariwa-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 Kariwa begin?

新潟県刈羽郡刈羽村… (Niigata-ken, Kariwa-gun, Kariwa-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.