Bandai磐梯町

Bandai-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Bandai (磐梯町, Bandai-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,322 (2020 census), area 59.77 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

磐梯町

Reading

Bandai-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yama District 耶麻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

3,322 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.2% from 3,579

Area

59.77 km²

Density

56 people per km²

Households

1,079

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

37.5%

Foreign residents

9 (0.3%)

Code

07407 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.bandai.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Bandai. Borders across water are not counted.

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Kitakata City喜多方市
• Kitashiobara Village北塩原村
• Inawashiro Town猪苗代町

Questions about Bandai

Is Bandai a city, a town, or a village?

Bandai (磐梯町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukushima Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Yama District (耶麻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Bandai?

Bandai is in Fukushima Prefecture (福島県), in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Bandai?

3,322 at the 2020 census, down 7.2% from 3,579 in 2015. The area is 59.77 km², which is 56 people per km². 1,079 households. 37.5% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Bandai?

Four: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Kitakata City (喜多方市), Kitashiobara Village (北塩原村), and Inawashiro Town (猪苗代町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Bandai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Bandai written in Japanese?

磐梯町, read Bandai-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Bandai begin?

福島県耶麻郡磐梯町… (Fukushima-ken, Yama-gun, Bandai-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.