Hirata平田村

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

Hirata (平田村, Hirata-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 5,826 (2020 census), area 93.42 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

平田村

Reading

Hirata-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

5,826 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-10.4% from 6,505

Area

93.42 km²

Density

62 people per km²

Households

1,953

Under 15

10.0%

65 and over

35.3%

Foreign residents

120 (2.1%)

Code

07503 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.hirata.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Hirata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Koriyama City郡山市
• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Sukagawa City須賀川市
• Ishikawa Town石川町
• Tamakawa Village玉川村
• Furudono Town古殿町
• Ono Town小野町

Questions about Hirata

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

Hirata (平田村) 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 Ishikawa District (石川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hirata?

Hirata 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 Hirata?

5,826 at the 2020 census, down 10.4% from 6,505 in 2015. The area is 93.42 km², which is 62 people per km². 1,953 households. 35.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirata?

Seven: Koriyama City (郡山市), Iwaki City (いわき市), Sukagawa City (須賀川市), Ishikawa Town (石川町), Tamakawa Village (玉川村), Furudono Town (古殿町), and Ono Town (小野町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirata written in Japanese?

平田村, read Hirata-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 Hirata begin?

福島県石川郡平田村… (Fukushima-ken, Ishikawa-gun, Hirata-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.