Kagamiishi鏡石町

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

Kagamiishi (鏡石町, Kagamiishi-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 12,318 (2020 census), area 31.3 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Iwase 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

鏡石町

Reading

Kagamiishi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Iwase District 岩瀬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

12,318 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.3% from 12,486

Area

31.3 km²

Density

394 people per km²

Households

4,382

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

27.9%

Foreign residents

50 (0.4%)

Code

07342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kagamiishi.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kagamiishi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Sukagawa City須賀川市
• Tenei Village天栄村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町
• Tamakawa Village玉川村

Questions about Kagamiishi

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

Kagamiishi (鏡石町) 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 Iwase District (岩瀬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kagamiishi?

Kagamiishi 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 Kagamiishi?

12,318 at the 2020 census, down 1.3% from 12,486 in 2015. The area is 31.3 km², which is 394 people per km². 4,382 households. 27.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kagamiishi?

Four: Sukagawa City (須賀川市), Tenei Village (天栄村), Yabuki Town (矢吹町), and Tamakawa Village (玉川村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kagamiishi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kagamiishi written in Japanese?

鏡石町, read Kagamiishi-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 Kagamiishi begin?

福島県岩瀬郡鏡石町… (Fukushima-ken, Iwase-gun, Kagamiishi-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.