Nakajima中島村

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

Nakajima (中島村, Nakajima-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 4,885 (2020 census), area 18.92 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Nishishirakawa 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

中島村

Reading

Nakajima-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Nishishirakawa District 西白河郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,885 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-2.3% from 5,001

Area

18.92 km²

Density

258 people per km²

Households

1,520

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

30.3%

Foreign residents

35 (0.7%)

Code

07465 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill-nakajima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Izumizaki Village泉崎村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町
• Ishikawa Town石川町

Questions about Nakajima

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

Nakajima (中島村) 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 Nishishirakawa District (西白河郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nakajima?

Nakajima 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 Nakajima?

4,885 at the 2020 census, down 2.3% from 5,001 in 2015. The area is 18.92 km², which is 258 people per km². 1,520 households. 30.3% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nakajima?

Four: Shirakawa City (白河市), Izumizaki Village (泉崎村), Yabuki Town (矢吹町), and Ishikawa Town (石川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nakajima in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nakajima written in Japanese?

中島村, read Nakajima-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 Nakajima begin?

福島県西白河郡中島村… (Fukushima-ken, Nishishirakawa-gun, Nakajima-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.