Nishigo西郷村

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

Nishigo (西郷村, Nishigo-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 20,808 (2020 census), area 192.06 km². Borders 5 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

西郷村

Reading

Nishigo-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

20,808 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+2.4% from 20,322

Area

192.06 km²

Density

108 people per km²

Households

8,092

Under 15

13.5%

65 and over

25.1%

Foreign residents

261 (1.3%)

Code

07461 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.nishigo.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Tenei Village天栄村
• Shimogo Town下郷町
• Nasushiobara City那須塩原市(Tochigi)
• Nasu Town那須町(Tochigi)

Questions about Nishigo

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

Nishigo (西郷村) 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 Nishigo?

Nishigo 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 Nishigo?

20,808 at the 2020 census, up 2.4% from 20,322 in 2015. The area is 192.06 km², which is 108 people per km². 8,092 households. 25.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nishigo?

Five: Shirakawa City (白河市), Tenei Village (天栄村), Shimogo Town (下郷町), Nasushiobara City (那須塩原市) in Tochigi, and Nasu Town (那須町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nishigo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nishigo written in Japanese?

西郷村, read Nishigo-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 Nishigo begin?

福島県西白河郡西郷村… (Fukushima-ken, Nishishirakawa-gun, Nishigo-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.