Hinohara檜原村

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

Hinohara (檜原村, Hinohara-mura) is a village in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 2,003 (2020 census), area 105.41 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nishitama District, Tokyo 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

檜原村

Reading

Hinohara-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nishitama District 西多摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

2,003 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 2,209

Area

105.41 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

835

Under 15

6.5%

65 and over

53.1%

Foreign residents

5 (0.2%)

Code

13307 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.hinohara.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Hinohara. Borders across water are not counted.

• Hachiōji City八王子市
• Akiruno Cityあきる野市
• Okutama Town奥多摩町
• Midori Ward緑区(Kanagawa)
• Uenohara City上野原市(Yamanashi)

Questions about Hinohara

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

Hinohara (檜原村) is a village (村, mura) in Tokyo 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 Nishitama District (西多摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hinohara?

Hinohara is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Hinohara?

2,003 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 2,209 in 2015. The area is 105.41 km², which is 19 people per km². 835 households. 53.1% of residents are 65 or older and 6.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hinohara?

Five: Hachiōji City (八王子市), Akiruno City (あきる野市), Okutama Town (奥多摩町), Midori Ward (緑区) of Sagamihara in Kanagawa, and Uenohara City (上野原市) in Yamanashi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hinohara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hinohara written in Japanese?

檜原村, read Hinohara-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 Hinohara begin?

東京都西多摩郡檜原村… (Tōkyō-to, Nishitama-gun, Hinohara-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.