Tabayama丹波山村

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

Tabayama (丹波山村, Tabayama-mura) is a village in Yamanashi Prefecture. Population 530 (2020 census), area 101.3 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Kitatsuru District, Yamanashi 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

丹波山村

Reading

Tabayama-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Kitatsuru District 北都留郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Yamanashi 山梨県

Region

Chūbu 中部

Population

530 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.9% from 563

Area

101.3 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

283

Under 15

7.4%

65 and over

44.5%

Foreign residents

1 (0.2%)

Code

19443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tabayama.yamanashi.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Tabayama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chichibu City秩父市(Saitama)
• Okutama Town奥多摩町(Tokyo)
• Koshu City甲州市
• Kosuge Village小菅村

Questions about Tabayama

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

Tabayama (丹波山村) is a village (村, mura) in Yamanashi 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 Kitatsuru District (北都留郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tabayama?

Tabayama is in Yamanashi Prefecture (山梨県), 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 Tabayama?

530 at the 2020 census, down 5.9% from 563 in 2015. The area is 101.3 km², which is 5 people per km². 283 households. 44.5% of residents are 65 or older and 7.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tabayama?

Four: Chichibu City (秩父市) in Saitama, Okutama Town (奥多摩町) in Tokyo, Koshu City (甲州市), and Kosuge Village (小菅村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tabayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tabayama written in Japanese?

丹波山村, read Tabayama-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 Tabayama begin?

山梨県北都留郡丹波山村… (Yamanashi-ken, Kitatsuru-gun, Tabayama-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.