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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 December 2017, the village had an estimated population of 1,668 in 582 households and a population density of 4.7 persons per km2. The total area of the village was 356.55 km2 (137.66 sq mi).