Shirakawa白河市

Shirakawa-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Shirakawa (白河市, Shirakawa-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 59,491 (2020 census), area 305.32 km². Borders 9 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

白河市

Reading

Shirakawa-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

59,491 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.9% from 61,913

Area

305.32 km²

Density

195 people per km²

Households

23,763

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

29.7%

Foreign residents

630 (1.1%)

Code

07205 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.shirakawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

9 places share a land border with Shirakawa. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tenei Village天栄村
• Nishigo Village西郷村
• Izumizaki Village泉崎村
• Nakajima Village中島村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町
• Tanagura Town棚倉町
• Ishikawa Town石川町
• Asakawa Town浅川町
• Nasu Town那須町(Tochigi)

Questions about Shirakawa

Is Shirakawa a city or a prefecture?

Shirakawa (白河市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukushima Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Shirakawa?

Shirakawa 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 Shirakawa?

59,491 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 61,913 in 2015. The area is 305.32 km², which is 195 people per km². 23,763 households. 29.7% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Shirakawa?

Nine: Tenei Village (天栄村), Nishigo Village (西郷村), Izumizaki Village (泉崎村), Nakajima Village (中島村), Yabuki Town (矢吹町), Tanagura Town (棚倉町), Ishikawa Town (石川町), Asakawa Town (浅川町), and Nasu Town (那須町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Shirakawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Shirakawa written in Japanese?

白河市, read Shirakawa-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Shirakawa begin?

福島県白河市… (Fukushima-ken, Shirakawa-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.