Samegawa鮫川村

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

Samegawa (鮫川村, Samegawa-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,049 (2020 census), area 131.34 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Higashishirakawa 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

鮫川村

Reading

Samegawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Higashishirakawa District 東白川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

3,049 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-14.8% from 3,577

Area

131.34 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

1,006

Under 15

10.4%

65 and over

40.0%

Foreign residents

18 (0.6%)

Code

07484 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.samegawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Samegawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Tanagura Town棚倉町
• Hanawa Town塙町
• Ishikawa Town石川町
• Asakawa Town浅川町
• Furudono Town古殿町
• Kitaibaraki City北茨城市(Ibaraki)

Questions about Samegawa

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

Samegawa (鮫川村) 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 Higashishirakawa District (東白川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Samegawa?

Samegawa 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 Samegawa?

3,049 at the 2020 census, down 14.8% from 3,577 in 2015. The area is 131.34 km², which is 23 people per km². 1,006 households. 40.0% of residents are 65 or older and 10.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Samegawa?

Seven: Iwaki City (いわき市), Tanagura Town (棚倉町), Hanawa Town (塙町), Ishikawa Town (石川町), Asakawa Town (浅川町), Furudono Town (古殿町), and Kitaibaraki City (北茨城市) in Ibaraki. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Samegawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Samegawa written in Japanese?

鮫川村, read Samegawa-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 Samegawa begin?

福島県東白川郡鮫川村… (Fukushima-ken, Higashishirakawa-gun, Samegawa-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.