Chihayaakasaka千早赤阪村

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

Chihayaakasaka (千早赤阪村, Chihayaakasaka-mura) is a village in Osaka Prefecture. Population 4,909 (2020 census), area 37.3 km². Borders 6 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamikawachi District, Osaka 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

千早赤阪村

Reading

Chihayaakasaka-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamikawachi District 南河内郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Osaka 大阪府

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

4,909 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 5,378

Area

37.3 km²

Density

132 people per km²

Households

1,944

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

45.5%

Foreign residents

15 (0.3%)

Code

27383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.chihayaakasaka.osaka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Chihayaakasaka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tondabayashi City富田林市
• Kawachinagano City河内長野市
• Kanan Town河南町
• Gojo City五條市(Nara)
• Gose City御所市(Nara)
• Katsuragi City葛城市(Nara)

Questions about Chihayaakasaka

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

Chihayaakasaka (千早赤阪村) is a village (村, mura) in Osaka 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 Minamikawachi District (南河内郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chihayaakasaka?

Chihayaakasaka is in Osaka Prefecture (大阪府), 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 Chihayaakasaka?

4,909 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 5,378 in 2015. The area is 37.3 km², which is 132 people per km². 1,944 households. 45.5% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chihayaakasaka?

Six: Tondabayashi City (富田林市), Kawachinagano City (河内長野市), Kanan Town (河南町), Gojo City (五條市) in Nara, Gose City (御所市) in Nara, and Katsuragi City (葛城市) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chihayaakasaka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chihayaakasaka written in Japanese?

千早赤阪村, read Chihayaakasaka-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 Chihayaakasaka begin?

大阪府南河内郡千早赤阪村… (Ōsaka-fu, Minamikawachi-gun, Chihayaakasaka-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.