Yahiko弥彦村

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

Yahiko (弥彦村, Yahiko-mura) is a village in Niigata Prefecture. Population 7,705 (2020 census), area 25.17 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nishikambara 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

弥彦村

Reading

Yahiko-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nishikambara District 西蒲原郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Niigata 新潟県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

7,705 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.1% from 8,209

Area

25.17 km²

Density

306 people per km²

Households

2,605

Under 15

12.0%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

20 (0.3%)

Code

15342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yahiko.niigata.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Yahiko. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishikan Ward西蒲区(Niigata)
• Nagaoka City長岡市
• Tsubame City燕市

Questions about Yahiko

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

Yahiko (弥彦村) 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 Nishikambara District (西蒲原郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yahiko?

Yahiko 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 Yahiko?

7,705 at the 2020 census, down 6.1% from 8,209 in 2015. The area is 25.17 km², which is 306 people per km². 2,605 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yahiko?

Three: Nishikan Ward (西蒲区) of Niigata, Nagaoka City (長岡市), and Tsubame City (燕市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yahiko in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yahiko written in Japanese?

弥彦村, read Yahiko-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 Yahiko begin?

新潟県西蒲原郡弥彦村… (Niigata-ken, Nishikambara-gun, Yahiko-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.