Furudono古殿町

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

Furudono (古殿町, Furudono-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 4,825 (2020 census), area 163.29 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ishikawa 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

古殿町

Reading

Furudono-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ishikawa District 石川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,825 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.2% from 5,373

Area

163.29 km²

Density

30 people per km²

Households

1,610

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

39.2%

Foreign residents

58 (1.2%)

Code

07505 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.furudono.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Ishikawa Town石川町
• Hirata Village平田村

Questions about Furudono

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

Furudono (古殿町) 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 Ishikawa District (石川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Furudono?

Furudono 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 Furudono?

4,825 at the 2020 census, down 10.2% from 5,373 in 2015. The area is 163.29 km², which is 30 people per km². 1,610 households. 39.2% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Furudono?

Four: Iwaki City (いわき市), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), Ishikawa Town (石川町), and Hirata Village (平田村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Furudono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Furudono written in Japanese?

古殿町, read Furudono-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 Furudono begin?

福島県石川郡古殿町… (Fukushima-ken, Ishikawa-gun, Furudono-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.