Okuma大熊町

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

Okuma (大熊町, Okuma-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 847 (2020 census), area 78.71 km². Borders 5 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

大熊町

Reading

Okuma-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

847 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+100% from 0

Area

78.71 km²

Density

11 people per km²

Households

800

Under 15

0.1%

65 and over

10.3%

Foreign residents

1 (0.1%)

Code

07545 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okuma.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Tamura City田村市
• Tomioka Town富岡町
• Kawauchi Village川内村
• Futaba Town双葉町
• Namie Town浪江町

Questions about Okuma

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

Okuma (大熊町) 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 Okuma?

Okuma 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 Okuma?

847 at the 2020 census, up 100% from 0 in 2015. The area is 78.71 km², which is 11 people per km². 800 households. 10.3% of residents are 65 or older and 0.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okuma?

Five: Tamura City (田村市), Tomioka Town (富岡町), Kawauchi Village (川内村), Futaba Town (双葉町), and Namie Town (浪江町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okuma in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okuma written in Japanese?

大熊町, read Okuma-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 Okuma begin?

福島県双葉郡大熊町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Okuma-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.