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Kawakami, Nara

Coordinates: 34°20′N 135°57′E / 34.333°N 135.950°E / 34.333; 135.950
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Kawakami
川上かわかみむら
Village
Kawakami Village
Kawakami Village
Flag of Kawakami
Official seal of Kawakami
Location of Kawakami in Nara Prefecture
Location of Kawakami in Nara Prefecture
Kawakami is located in Japan
Kawakami
Kawakami
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°20′N 135°57′E / 34.333°N 135.950°E / 34.333; 135.950
CountryJapan
RegionKansai
PrefectureNara Prefecture
DistrictYoshino
Government
 • Mayor川上かわかみ村長そんちょう (Mayor Kawakami)
Area
 • Total269.26 km2 (103.96 sq mi)
Population
 (March 31, 2017)
 • Total1,498
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Websitewww.vill.kawakami.nara.jp
Symbols
BirdYamagara (Tincture)
FlowerYamaboki (Rosaceae)
TreeYoshino Cedar (Cryptomeria)

Kawakami (川上かわかみむら, Kawakami-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of March 2017, the village has an estimated population of 1,498 and a density of 5.6 persons per km2. The total area is 269.26 km2.[1]

History[edit]

Between 1991 and 2016, no families in Sogio district had a birth.[2]

Sister City[edit]

Education[edit]

Kawakami Elementary School

The village has an elementary school, Kawakami Elementary School (川上かわかみ村立そんりつ川上かわかみ小学校しょうがっこう), and a junior high school, Kawakami Junior High School (川上かわかみ村立そんりつ川上かわかみ中学校ちゅうがっこう).[3]

Notable people from Kawakami[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Official website of Kawakami Village" (in Japanese). Japan: Kawakami Village. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  2. ^ Ripley, Will; Ogura, Junko; Sugiura, Natsumi (2023-03-17). "This community's quarter century without a newborn shows the scale of Japan's population crisis". CNN. Retrieved 2023-03-18. - The article text identifies this Kawakami as the one in Nara Prefecture.
  3. ^ "川上かわかみ村立そんりつ川上かわかみ小学校しょうがっこう" (in Japanese). Kawakami. Retrieved 2023-03-18.

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