Iitate飯舘村

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

Iitate (飯舘村, Iitate-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 1,318 (2020 census), area 230.13 km². Borders 5 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Soma 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

飯舘村

Reading

Iitate-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Soma District 相馬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,318 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+3114.6% from 41

Area

230.13 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

627

Under 15

2.6%

65 and over

57.5%

Foreign residents

19 (1.4%)

Code

07564 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.iitate.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Soma City相馬市
• Minamisoma City南相馬市
• Date City伊達市
• Kawamata Town川俣町
• Namie Town浪江町

Questions about Iitate

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

Iitate (飯舘村) 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 Soma District (相馬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Iitate?

Iitate 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 Iitate?

1,318 at the 2020 census, up 3114.6% from 41 in 2015. The area is 230.13 km², which is 6 people per km². 627 households. 57.5% of residents are 65 or older and 2.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Iitate?

Five: Soma City (相馬市), Minamisoma City (南相馬市), Date City (伊達市), Kawamata Town (川俣町), and Namie Town (浪江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Iitate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Iitate written in Japanese?

飯舘村, read Iitate-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 Iitate begin?

福島県相馬郡飯舘村… (Fukushima-ken, Soma-gun, Iitate-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.