Naraha楢葉町

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

Naraha (楢葉町, Naraha-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,710 (2020 census), area 103.64 km². Borders 4 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

楢葉町

Reading

Naraha-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

3,710 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+280.5% from 975

Area

103.64 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

1,977

Under 15

7.0%

65 and over

37.8%

Foreign residents

22 (0.6%)

Code

07542 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.naraha.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Hirono Town広野町
• Tomioka Town富岡町
• Kawauchi Village川内村

Questions about Naraha

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

Naraha (楢葉町) 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 Naraha?

Naraha 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 Naraha?

3,710 at the 2020 census, up 280.5% from 975 in 2015. The area is 103.64 km², which is 36 people per km². 1,977 households. 37.8% of residents are 65 or older and 7.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Naraha?

Four: Iwaki City (いわき市), Hirono Town (広野町), Tomioka Town (富岡町), and Kawauchi Village (川内村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Naraha in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Naraha written in Japanese?

楢葉町, read Naraha-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 Naraha begin?

福島県双葉郡楢葉町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Naraha-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.