Futaba双葉町

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

Futaba (双葉町, Futaba-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 0 (2020 census), area 51.42 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Futaba 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

双葉町

Reading

Futaba-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Futaba District 双葉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

0 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 0

Why zero

The census counts the people present. The whole town was under an evacuation order from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of March 2011 until parts of it were reopened in 2022.

Area

51.42 km²

Density

0 people per km²

Households

0

Under 15

0.0%

65 and over

0.0%

Foreign residents

0 (NaN%)

Code

07546 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fukushima-futaba.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Futaba. Borders across water are not counted.

• Okuma Town大熊町
• Namie Town浪江町

Questions about Futaba

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

Futaba (双葉町) 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 Futaba District (双葉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Futaba?

Futaba 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 Futaba?

None. The 2020 census counted no residents in Futaba. The whole town was under an evacuation order from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident of March 2011 until parts of it were reopened in 2022. The area is 51.42 km².

Which municipalities border Futaba?

Two: Okuma Town (大熊町) and Namie Town (浪江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Futaba in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Futaba written in Japanese?

双葉町, read Futaba-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 Futaba begin?

福島県双葉郡双葉町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Futaba-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.