Inawashiro猪苗代町

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

Inawashiro (猪苗代町, Inawashiro-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 13,552 (2020 census), area 394.85 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yama 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

猪苗代町

Reading

Inawashiro-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yama District 耶麻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

13,552 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.9% from 15,037

Area

394.85 km²

Density

34 people per km²

Households

4,718

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

39.6%

Foreign residents

64 (0.5%)

Code

07408 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.inawashiro.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yonezawa City米沢市(Yamagata)
• Fukushima City福島市
• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Koriyama City郡山市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Kitashiobara Village北塩原村
• Bandai Town磐梯町

Questions about Inawashiro

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

Inawashiro (猪苗代町) 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 Yama District (耶麻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Inawashiro?

Inawashiro 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 Inawashiro?

13,552 at the 2020 census, down 9.9% from 15,037 in 2015. The area is 394.85 km², which is 34 people per km². 4,718 households. 39.6% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Inawashiro?

Seven: Yonezawa City (米沢市) in Yamagata, Fukushima City (福島市), Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Koriyama City (郡山市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Kitashiobara Village (北塩原村), and Bandai Town (磐梯町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Inawashiro in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Inawashiro written in Japanese?

猪苗代町, read Inawashiro-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 Inawashiro begin?

福島県耶麻郡猪苗代町… (Fukushima-ken, Yama-gun, Inawashiro-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.