Kitayama北山村

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

Kitayama (北山村, Kitayama-mura) is a village in Wakayama Prefecture. Population 404 (2020 census), area 48.2 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashimuro District, Wakayama 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

北山村

Reading

Kitayama-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashimuro District 東牟婁郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Wakayama 和歌山県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

404 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.4% from 446

Area

48.2 km²

Density

8 people per km²

Households

223

Under 15

9.9%

65 and over

45.0%

Foreign residents

0 (0.0%)

Code

30427 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kitayama.wakayama.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kumano City熊野市(Mie)
• Totsukawa Village十津川村(Nara)
• Shimokitayama Village下北山村(Nara)

Questions about Kitayama

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

Kitayama (北山村) is a village (村, mura) in Wakayama 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 Higashimuro District (東牟婁郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitayama?

Kitayama is in Wakayama Prefecture (和歌山県), 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 Kitayama?

404 at the 2020 census, down 9.4% from 446 in 2015. The area is 48.2 km², which is 8 people per km². 223 households. 45.0% of residents are 65 or older and 9.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitayama?

Three: Kumano City (熊野市) in Mie, Totsukawa Village (十津川村) in Nara, and Shimokitayama Village (下北山村) in Nara. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitayama written in Japanese?

北山村, read Kitayama-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 Kitayama begin?

和歌山県東牟婁郡北山村… (Wakayama-ken, Higashimuro-gun, Kitayama-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.