Kamikitayama

Kamikitayama 上北山村
Village
Kamikitayama Village
Flag Chapter
Location of Kamikitayama in Nara Prefecture
Kamikitayama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°8′N 136°0′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	274.05 km2 (105.81 sq mi)
Population  (October 1, 2016)
• Total	486
• Density	1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	330 Kawai, Kamikitayama-mura, Nara-ken 639-3701
Website	vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp
Symbols
Bird	Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Flower	Lilium auratum (mountain lily)
Tree	Zelkova serrata (Japanese elm)

Kamikitayama (上北山村, Kamikitayama-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of October 1, 2016, the village has an estimated population of 486. The total area is 274.05 km².

The village has an aging population. Between 2002 and 2007 the population declined by 15.6%. This trend has continued. It is one of the villages expected to be extinct by 2040.

Neighboring municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Shimokitayama
  • Gojō
  • Totsukawa
  • Kawakami
  • Tenkawa
• Mie Prefecture
  • Kumano
  • Owase
  • Ōdai
  • Kihoku

Education

• Primary Schools
  • Kamikitayama Elementary School
• Junior High Schools
  • Kamikitayama Junior High School

As of 2012 the two schools have a combined student population of 27. Even with such a small student body, in 2009 the village began employing an ALT(Assistant Language Teacher) of English from the JET Programme to live and work in village.

Notable places

• Yoshino-Kumano National Park
• Mount Ōdaigahara
• Sakamoto Dam
• Higashinokawa Post Office

External links

• Media related to Kamikitayama, Nara at Wikimedia Commons
• Kamikitayama official website (in Japanese)