Namie浪江町

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

Namie (浪江町, Namie-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 1,923 (2020 census), area 223.14 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Futaba 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

浪江町

Reading

Namie-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Futaba District 双葉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,923 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+100% from 0

Area

223.14 km²

Density

9 people per km²

Households

1,405

Under 15

2.7%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

5 (0.3%)

Code

07547 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.namie.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Namie. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Tamura City田村市
• Minamisoma City南相馬市
• Kawamata Town川俣町
• Okuma Town大熊町
• Futaba Town双葉町
• Katsurao Village葛尾村
• Iitate Village飯舘村

Questions about Namie

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

Namie (浪江町) 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 Futaba District (双葉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Namie?

Namie 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 Namie?

1,923 at the 2020 census, up 100% from 0 in 2015. The area is 223.14 km², which is 9 people per km². 1,405 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 2.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Namie?

Eight: Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Tamura City (田村市), Minamisoma City (南相馬市), Kawamata Town (川俣町), Okuma Town (大熊町), Futaba Town (双葉町), Katsurao Village (葛尾村), and Iitate Village (飯舘村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Namie in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Namie written in Japanese?

浪江町, read Namie-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 Namie begin?

福島県双葉郡浪江町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Namie-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.