Kurotaki, Nara

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Kurotaki 黒滝村
Village
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Location of Kurotaki in Nara Prefecture
Kurotaki Location in Japan
Coordinates: 34°19′N 135°51′E / 34.317°N 135.850°E / 34.317; 135.850
Country	Japan
Region	Kansai
Prefecture	Nara Prefecture
District	Yoshino
Area
• Total	47.71 km2 (18.42 sq mi)
Population  (April 1, 2017)
• Total	745
• Density	16/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.vill.kurotaki.nara.jp

Kurotaki (黒滝村, Kurotaki-mura) is a village located in Yoshino District, Nara Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 2017, the village has an estimated population of 745^[1] and a density of 16 persons per km². The total area is 47.71 km².

Geography

Located north of Mount Yoshino, it is part of the municipalities in the Kii Mountain Range.

• Mountains : Mount Kashihara, Hyakukaidake

Surrounding municipalities

• Nara Prefecture
  • Gojō city
  • Yoshino town
  • Kawakami village
  • Tenkawa village
  • Shimoichi town

History

• 1889 - Minamiyoshino village is created in Yoshino District
• 1912 - Minamiyoshino village is divided into Kurotaki village and Niu village
• 1949 - A portion of the village is merged into Akino village (now Shimoichi town)

References

External links

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

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