Showa昭和村

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

Showa (昭和村, Showa-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 1,246 (2020 census), area 209.46 km². Borders 7 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Onuma 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

昭和村

Reading

Showa-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Onuma District 大沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

1,246 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.7% from 1,322

Area

209.46 km²

Density

6 people per km²

Households

626

Under 15

5.3%

65 and over

55.6%

Foreign residents

4 (0.3%)

Code

07446 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.showa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Shimogo Town下郷町
• Tadami Town只見町
• Minamiaizu Town南会津町
• Yanaizu Town柳津町
• Mishima Town三島町
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Aizumisato Town会津美里町

Questions about Showa

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

Showa (昭和村) 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 Onuma District (大沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Showa?

Showa 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 Showa?

1,246 at the 2020 census, down 5.7% from 1,322 in 2015. The area is 209.46 km², which is 6 people per km². 626 households. 55.6% of residents are 65 or older and 5.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Showa?

Seven: Shimogo Town (下郷町), Tadami Town (只見町), Minamiaizu Town (南会津町), Yanaizu Town (柳津町), Mishima Town (三島町), Kaneyama Town (金山町), and Aizumisato Town (会津美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Showa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Showa written in Japanese?

昭和村, read Showa-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 Showa begin?

福島県大沼郡昭和村… (Fukushima-ken, Onuma-gun, Showa-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.