Kunimi国見町

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

Kunimi (国見町, Kunimi-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 8,639 (2020 census), area 37.95 km². Borders 3 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

国見町

Reading

Kunimi-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

8,639 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.2% from 9,512

Area

37.95 km²

Density

228 people per km²

Households

3,123

Under 15

8.4%

65 and over

42.2%

Foreign residents

59 (0.7%)

Code

07303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kunimi.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shiroishi City白石市(Miyagi)
• Date City伊達市
• Kori Town桑折町

Questions about Kunimi

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

Kunimi (国見町) 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 Kunimi?

Kunimi 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 Kunimi?

8,639 at the 2020 census, down 9.2% from 9,512 in 2015. The area is 37.95 km², which is 228 people per km². 3,123 households. 42.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kunimi?

Three: Shiroishi City (白石市) in Miyagi, Date City (伊達市), and Kori Town (桑折町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kunimi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kunimi written in Japanese?

国見町, read Kunimi-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 Kunimi begin?

福島県伊達郡国見町… (Fukushima-ken, Date-gun, Kunimi-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.