Kurotaki, Nara
# Kurotaki, Nara

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 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)
