Shirakawa
白川村 | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Shirakawa_Village_Hall.jpg) Shirakawa Village Hall | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Shirakawa_village_in_Gifu_Prefecture_Ja.svg) Location of Shirakawa in Gifu Prefecture | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg)  Shirakawa | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′15.4″N 136°53′54.8″E / 36.270944°N 136.898556°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūbu |
| Prefecture | Gifu |
| District | Ōno |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shigeru Narihara |
| Area | |
• Total | 356.64 km2 (137.70 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2019) | |
• Total | 1,630 |
| • Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 05769-6-1311 |
| Address | 517 Hatogaya, Shirakawa-mura, Ōno-gun, Gifu-ken501-5692 |
| Climate | Dfa |
| Website | Official website (in Japanese) |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Siebold's beech |
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Shirakawa (白川村, Shirakawa-mura) is a village located in Ōno District, Gifu Prefecture, Japan. It is best known for being the site of Shirakawa-gō, a small, traditional village showcasing a building style known as gasshō-zukuri. Together with Gokayama in Nanto, Toyama, it is one of UNESCO's World Heritage Sites.
As of 1 January 2019[update], the village had an estimated population of 1,630 in 588 households and a population density of 4.6 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the village was 356.55 km2 (137.66 sq mi).
- ^ Shirakawa village official statistics(in Japanese)