Kitashiobara北塩原村

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

Kitashiobara (北塩原村, Kitashiobara-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 2,556 (2020 census), area 234.08 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Yama 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

北塩原村

Reading

Kitashiobara-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Yama District 耶麻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,556 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.7% from 2,831

Area

234.08 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

1,003

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

37.1%

Foreign residents

35 (1.4%)

Code

07402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.kitashiobara.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yonezawa City米沢市(Yamagata)
• Kitakata City喜多方市
• Bandai Town磐梯町
• Inawashiro Town猪苗代町

Questions about Kitashiobara

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

Kitashiobara (北塩原村) 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 Yama District (耶麻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kitashiobara?

Kitashiobara 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 Kitashiobara?

2,556 at the 2020 census, down 9.7% from 2,831 in 2015. The area is 234.08 km², which is 11 people per km². 1,003 households. 37.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kitashiobara?

Four: Yonezawa City (米沢市) in Yamagata, Kitakata City (喜多方市), Bandai Town (磐梯町), and Inawashiro Town (猪苗代町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kitashiobara in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kitashiobara written in Japanese?

北塩原村, read Kitashiobara-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 Kitashiobara begin?

福島県耶麻郡北塩原村… (Fukushima-ken, Yama-gun, Kitashiobara-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.