Hirono広野町

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

Hirono (広野町, Hirono-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 5,412 (2020 census), area 58.69 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

広野町

Reading

Hirono-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

5,412 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+25.3% from 4,319

Area

58.69 km²

Density

92 people per km²

Households

2,899

Under 15

7.2%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

75 (1.4%)

Code

07541 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hirono.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Naraha Town楢葉町

Questions about Hirono

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

Hirono (広野町) 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 Hirono?

Hirono 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 Hirono?

5,412 at the 2020 census, up 25.3% from 4,319 in 2015. The area is 58.69 km², which is 92 people per km². 2,899 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 7.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirono?

Two: Iwaki City (いわき市) and Naraha Town (楢葉町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirono in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirono written in Japanese?

広野町, read Hirono-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 Hirono begin?

福島県双葉郡広野町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Hirono-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.