Kawauchi川内村

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

Kawauchi (川内村, Kawauchi-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 2,044 (2020 census), area 197.35 km². Borders 5 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

川内村

Reading

Kawauchi-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

2,044 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.1% from 2,021

Area

197.35 km²

Density

10 people per km²

Households

934

Under 15

5.7%

65 and over

48.0%

Foreign residents

34 (1.7%)

Code

07544 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.kawauchimura.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kawauchi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Tamura City田村市
• Naraha Town楢葉町
• Tomioka Town富岡町
• Okuma Town大熊町

Questions about Kawauchi

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

Kawauchi (川内村) 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 Kawauchi?

Kawauchi 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 Kawauchi?

2,044 at the 2020 census, up 1.1% from 2,021 in 2015. The area is 197.35 km², which is 10 people per km². 934 households. 48.0% of residents are 65 or older and 5.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawauchi?

Five: Iwaki City (いわき市), Tamura City (田村市), Naraha Town (楢葉町), Tomioka Town (富岡町), and Okuma Town (大熊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawauchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawauchi written in Japanese?

川内村, read Kawauchi-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 Kawauchi begin?

福島県双葉郡川内村… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Kawauchi-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.