Kamikitayama, Nara

Kamikitayama 上北山村
Village
Location of Kamikitayama in Nara Prefecture
Kamikitayama Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°8′N 136°0′E / 34.133°N 136.000°E / 34.133; 136.000Coordinates: 34°8′N 136°0′E / 34.133°N 136.000°E / 34.133; 136.000
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	274.05 km2 (105.81 sq mi)
Population (March 1, 2010)
• Total	707
• Density	2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Zelkova serrata (Japanese elm)
• Flower	Lilium auratum (mountain lily)
• Bird	Lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address	330 Kawai, Kamikitayama-mura, Nara-ken 639-3701
Website	vill.kamikitayama.nara.jp

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

As of August 6, 2012, the village has an estimated population of between 500 and 600. 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.

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 (Japanese)

Nara Prefecture
Nara (capital)
Core city	Nara
Cities	Gojō Gose Ikoma Kashiba Kashihara Katsuragi Sakurai Tenri Uda Yamatokōriyama Yamatotakada
Ikoma District	Ando Ikaruga Heguri Sangō
Kitakatsuragi District	Ōji Kawai Kanmaki Kōryō
Shiki District	Kawanishi Miyake Tawaramoto
Takaichi District	Asuka Takatori
Uda District	Mitsue Soni
Yamabe District	Yamazoe
Yoshino District	Higashiyoshino Kamikitayama Kawakami Kurotaki Nosegawa Ōyodo Shimoichi Shimokitayama Tenkawa Totsukawa Yoshino
List of mergers in Nara Prefecture