Nishiaizu西会津町

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

Nishiaizu (西会津町, Nishiaizu-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 5,770 (2020 census), area 298.18 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yama 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

西会津町

Reading

Nishiaizu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yama District 耶麻郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,770 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.3% from 6,582

Area

298.18 km²

Density

19 people per km²

Households

2,352

Under 15

8.1%

65 and over

47.1%

Foreign residents

38 (0.7%)

Code

07405 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.nishiaizu.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Nishiaizu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kitakata City喜多方市
• Aizubange Town会津坂下町
• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Aga Town阿賀町(Niigata)

Questions about Nishiaizu

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

Nishiaizu (西会津町) 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 Yama District (耶麻郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Nishiaizu?

Nishiaizu 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 Nishiaizu?

5,770 at the 2020 census, down 12.3% from 6,582 in 2015. The area is 298.18 km², which is 19 people per km². 2,352 households. 47.1% of residents are 65 or older and 8.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishiaizu?

Five: Kitakata City (喜多方市), Aizubange Town (会津坂下町), Yanaizu Town (柳津町), Kaneyama Town (金山町), and Aga Town (阿賀町) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishiaizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishiaizu written in Japanese?

西会津町, read Nishiaizu-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 Nishiaizu begin?

福島県耶麻郡西会津町… (Fukushima-ken, Yama-gun, Nishiaizu-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.