Mishima三島町

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

Mishima (三島町, Mishima-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 1,452 (2020 census), area 90.81 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Onuma 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

三島町

Reading

Mishima-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Onuma District 大沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,452 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.9% from 1,668

Area

90.81 km²

Density

16 people per km²

Households

644

Under 15

6.6%

65 and over

53.9%

Foreign residents

8 (0.6%)

Code

07444 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mishima.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Showa Village昭和村

Questions about Mishima

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

Mishima (三島町) 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 Onuma District (大沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mishima?

Mishima 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 Mishima?

1,452 at the 2020 census, down 12.9% from 1,668 in 2015. The area is 90.81 km², which is 16 people per km². 644 households. 53.9% of residents are 65 or older and 6.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mishima?

Three: Yanaizu Town (柳津町), Kaneyama Town (金山町), and Showa Village (昭和村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mishima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mishima written in Japanese?

三島町, read Mishima-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 Mishima begin?

福島県大沼郡三島町… (Fukushima-ken, Onuma-gun, Mishima-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.