Katsurao葛尾村

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

Katsurao (葛尾村, Katsurao-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 420 (2020 census), area 84.37 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Futaba 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

葛尾村

Reading

Katsurao-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Futaba District 双葉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

420 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2233.3% from 18

Area

84.37 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

205

Under 15

5.7%

65 and over

47.1%

Foreign residents

4 (1.0%)

Code

07548 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.katsurao.org

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Tamura City田村市
• Namie Town浪江町

Questions about Katsurao

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

Katsurao (葛尾村) 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 Futaba District (双葉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Katsurao?

Katsurao 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 Katsurao?

420 at the 2020 census, up 2233.3% from 18 in 2015. The area is 84.37 km², which is 5 people per km². 205 households. 47.1% of residents are 65 or older and 5.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Katsurao?

Three: Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Tamura City (田村市), and Namie Town (浪江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Katsurao in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Katsurao written in Japanese?

葛尾村, read Katsurao-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 Katsurao begin?

福島県双葉郡葛尾村… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Katsurao-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.