Fukushima福島市

Fukushima-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Fukushima (福島市, Fukushima-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 282,693 (2020 census), area 767.72 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

福島市

Reading

Fukushima-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

282,693 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 294,247

Area

767.72 km²

Density

368 people per km²

Households

121,919

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

30.4%

Foreign residents

1,982 (0.7%)

Code

07201 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.fukushima.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Fukushima. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shiroishi City白石市(Miyagi)
• Shichikashuku Town七ヶ宿町(Miyagi)
• Yonezawa City米沢市(Yamagata)
• Takahata Town高畠町(Yamagata)
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Date City伊達市
• Kori Town桑折町
• Kawamata Town川俣町
• Inawashiro Town猪苗代町

Questions about Fukushima

Is Fukushima a city or a prefecture?

Fukushima (福島市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly. Fukushima Prefecture (福島県) is the larger unit around it. On its own, the name usually means the city.

Where is Fukushima?

Fukushima 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 Fukushima?

282,693 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 294,247 in 2015. The area is 767.72 km², which is 368 people per km². 121,919 households. 30.4% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukushima?

Nine: Shiroishi City (白石市) in Miyagi, Shichikashuku Town (七ヶ宿町) in Miyagi, Yonezawa City (米沢市) in Yamagata, Takahata Town (高畠町) in Yamagata, Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Date City (伊達市), Kori Town (桑折町), Kawamata Town (川俣町), and Inawashiro Town (猪苗代町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukushima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukushima written in Japanese?

福島市, read Fukushima-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fukushima begin?

福島県福島市… (Fukushima-ken, Fukushima-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.