Kurotaki, Nara

nihongo|Kurotaki|黒滝村|Kurotaki-mura is a village located in , Nara, Japan.

As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,114 and a density of 23.35 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

urrounding 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)

External links

* [http://www.vill.kurotaki.nara.jp/ Kurotaki village Official site]