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Villages of Japan - Definition and Overview |
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A village (村 mura or son) is a local administrative unit in Japan.
It is a local public body along with prefecture (ken or other equivalents), city (shi), and town (cho). Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture.
It is larger than an actual settlement, being in actuality a subdivision of a rural district, districts are subdivided into towns and villages, with no overlap, and no uncovered area.
See also: Municipality of Japan, Japanese addressing system.
(As of November 5, 2004)
Prefectures with only one village
(As of November 1, 2004)
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Example Usage of Villages |
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