Hanawa塙町

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

Hanawa (塙町, Hanawa-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 8,302 (2020 census), area 211.41 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Higashishirakawa 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

塙町

Reading

Hanawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Higashishirakawa District 東白川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

8,302 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.3% from 9,157

Area

211.41 km²

Density

39 people per km²

Households

2,935

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

38.6%

Foreign residents

87 (1.0%)

Code

07483 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hanawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Hanawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tanagura Town棚倉町
• Yamatsuri Town矢祭町
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Hitachiota City常陸太田市(Ibaraki)
• Takahagi City高萩市(Ibaraki)
• Kitaibaraki City北茨城市(Ibaraki)

Questions about Hanawa

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

Hanawa (塙町) 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 Higashishirakawa District (東白川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hanawa?

Hanawa 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 Hanawa?

8,302 at the 2020 census, down 9.3% from 9,157 in 2015. The area is 211.41 km², which is 39 people per km². 2,935 households. 38.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hanawa?

Six: Tanagura Town (棚倉町), Yamatsuri Town (矢祭町), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), Hitachiota City (常陸太田市) in Ibaraki, Takahagi City (高萩市) in Ibaraki, and Kitaibaraki City (北茨城市) in Ibaraki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hanawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hanawa written in Japanese?

塙町, read Hanawa-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 Hanawa begin?

福島県東白川郡塙町… (Fukushima-ken, Higashishirakawa-gun, Hanawa-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.