Tadami只見町

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

Tadami (只見町, Tadami-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 4,044 (2020 census), area 747.56 km². Borders 7 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Minamiaizu 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

只見町

Reading

Tadami-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Minamiaizu District 南会津郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

4,044 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.5% from 4,470

Area

747.56 km²

Density

5 people per km²

Households

1,634

Under 15

8.7%

65 and over

47.2%

Foreign residents

30 (0.7%)

Code

07367 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tadami.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Hinoemata Village檜枝岐村
• Minamiaizu Town南会津町
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Showa Village昭和村
• Sanjo City三条市(Niigata)
• Uonuma City魚沼市(Niigata)
• Aga Town阿賀町(Niigata)

Questions about Tadami

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

Tadami (只見町) 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 Minamiaizu District (南会津郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tadami?

Tadami 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 Tadami?

4,044 at the 2020 census, down 9.5% from 4,470 in 2015. The area is 747.56 km², which is 5 people per km². 1,634 households. 47.2% of residents are 65 or older and 8.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tadami?

Seven: Hinoemata Village (檜枝岐村), Minamiaizu Town (南会津町), Kaneyama Town (金山町), Showa Village (昭和村), Sanjo City (三条市) in Niigata, Uonuma City (魚沼市) in Niigata, and Aga Town (阿賀町) in Niigata. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tadami in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tadami written in Japanese?

只見町, read Tadami-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 Tadami begin?

福島県南会津郡只見町… (Fukushima-ken, Minamiaizu-gun, Tadami-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.