Kori桑折町

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

Kori (桑折町, Kori-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 11,459 (2020 census), area 42.97 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Date 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

桑折町

Reading

Kori-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Date District 伊達郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

11,459 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.6% from 12,271

Area

42.97 km²

Density

267 people per km²

Households

4,194

Under 15

10.5%

65 and over

38.0%

Foreign residents

35 (0.3%)

Code

07301 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.koori.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shiroishi City白石市(Miyagi)
• Fukushima City福島市
• Date City伊達市
• Kunimi Town国見町

Questions about Kori

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

Kori (桑折町) 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 Date District (伊達郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kori?

Kori 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 Kori?

11,459 at the 2020 census, down 6.6% from 12,271 in 2015. The area is 42.97 km², which is 267 people per km². 4,194 households. 38.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kori?

Four: Shiroishi City (白石市) in Miyagi, Fukushima City (福島市), Date City (伊達市), and Kunimi Town (国見町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kori in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kori written in Japanese?

桑折町, read Kori-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 Kori begin?

福島県伊達郡桑折町… (Fukushima-ken, Date-gun, Kori-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.