Izumizaki泉崎村

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

Izumizaki (泉崎村, Izumizaki-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 6,213 (2020 census), area 35.43 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nishishirakawa 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

泉崎村

Reading

Izumizaki-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nishishirakawa District 西白河郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

6,213 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.3% from 6,495

Area

35.43 km²

Density

175 people per km²

Households

2,089

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

32.0%

Foreign residents

118 (1.9%)

Code

07464 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Izumizaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Nakajima Village中島村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町

Questions about Izumizaki

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

Izumizaki (泉崎村) 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 Nishishirakawa District (西白河郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Izumizaki?

Izumizaki 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 Izumizaki?

6,213 at the 2020 census, down 4.3% from 6,495 in 2015. The area is 35.43 km², which is 175 people per km². 2,089 households. 32.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Izumizaki?

Three: Shirakawa City (白河市), Nakajima Village (中島村), and Yabuki Town (矢吹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Izumizaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Izumizaki written in Japanese?

泉崎村, read Izumizaki-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 Izumizaki begin?

福島県西白河郡泉崎村… (Fukushima-ken, Nishishirakawa-gun, Izumizaki-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.