Hinoemata檜枝岐村

Hinoemata-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Hinoemata (檜枝岐村, Hinoemata-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 504 (2020 census), area 390.46 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Minamiaizu 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

檜枝岐村

Reading

Hinoemata-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiaizu District 南会津郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

504 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-18.0% from 615

Area

390.46 km²

Density

1 people per km²

Households

228

Under 15

11.5%

65 and over

38.5%

Foreign residents

0 (0.0%)

Code

07364 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.hinoemata.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Hinoemata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tadami Town只見町
• Minamiaizu Town南会津町
• Nikko City日光市(Tochigi)
• Katashina Village片品村(Gunma)
• Uonuma City魚沼市(Niigata)

Questions about Hinoemata

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

Hinoemata (檜枝岐村) is a village (村, mura) in Fukushima Prefecture. A village 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 Minamiaizu District (南会津郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hinoemata?

Hinoemata 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 Hinoemata?

504 at the 2020 census, down 18.0% from 615 in 2015. The area is 390.46 km², which is 1 people per km². 228 households. 38.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hinoemata?

Five: Tadami Town (只見町), Minamiaizu Town (南会津町), Nikko City (日光市) in Tochigi, Katashina Village (片品村) in Gunma, and Uonuma City (魚沼市) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hinoemata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hinoemata written in Japanese?

檜枝岐村, read Hinoemata-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Hinoemata begin?

福島県南会津郡檜枝岐村… (Fukushima-ken, Minamiaizu-gun, Hinoemata-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village 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.