Miharu三春町

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

Miharu (三春町, Miharu-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 17,018 (2020 census), area 72.76 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tamura 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

三春町

Reading

Miharu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tamura District 田村郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

17,018 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.0% from 18,304

Area

72.76 km²

Density

234 people per km²

Households

5,977

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

58 (0.3%)

Code

07521 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miharu.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koriyama City郡山市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Tamura City田村市
• Motomiya City本宮市

Questions about Miharu

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

Miharu (三春町) 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 Tamura District (田村郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Miharu?

Miharu 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 Miharu?

17,018 at the 2020 census, down 7.0% from 18,304 in 2015. The area is 72.76 km², which is 234 people per km². 5,977 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miharu?

Four: Koriyama City (郡山市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Tamura City (田村市), and Motomiya City (本宮市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miharu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miharu written in Japanese?

三春町, read Miharu-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 Miharu begin?

福島県田村郡三春町… (Fukushima-ken, Tamura-gun, Miharu-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.