Ishikawa石川町

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

Ishikawa (石川町, Ishikawa-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 14,644 (2020 census), area 115.71 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

石川町

Reading

Ishikawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

14,644 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.8% from 15,880

Area

115.71 km²

Density

127 people per km²

Households

5,214

Under 15

9.8%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

111 (0.8%)

Code

07501 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ishikawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Ishikawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Nakajima Village中島村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Tamakawa Village玉川村
• Hirata Village平田村
• Asakawa Town浅川町
• Furudono Town古殿町

Questions about Ishikawa

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

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

Where is Ishikawa?

Ishikawa 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 Ishikawa?

14,644 at the 2020 census, down 7.8% from 15,880 in 2015. The area is 115.71 km², which is 127 people per km². 5,214 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 9.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ishikawa?

Eight: Shirakawa City (白河市), Nakajima Village (中島村), Yabuki Town (矢吹町), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), Tamakawa Village (玉川村), Hirata Village (平田村), Asakawa Town (浅川町), and Furudono Town (古殿町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ishikawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ishikawa written in Japanese?

石川町, read Ishikawa-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 Ishikawa begin?

福島県石川郡石川町… (Fukushima-ken, Ishikawa-gun, Ishikawa-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.