Tamura田村市

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

Tamura (田村市, Tamura-shi) is a city in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 35,169 (2020 census), area 458.33 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

田村市

Reading

Tamura-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

35,169 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.7% from 38,503

Area

458.33 km²

Density

77 people per km²

Households

12,159

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

35.9%

Foreign residents

318 (0.9%)

Code

07211 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.tamura.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Koriyama City郡山市
• Iwaki Cityいわき市
• Nihommatsu City二本松市
• Miharu Town三春町
• Ono Town小野町
• Kawauchi Village川内村
• Okuma Town大熊町
• Namie Town浪江町
• Katsurao Village葛尾村

Questions about Tamura

Is Tamura a city or a prefecture?

Tamura (田村市) 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 Tamura?

Tamura 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 Tamura?

35,169 at the 2020 census, down 8.7% from 38,503 in 2015. The area is 458.33 km², which is 77 people per km². 12,159 households. 35.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tamura?

Nine: Koriyama City (郡山市), Iwaki City (いわき市), Nihommatsu City (二本松市), Miharu Town (三春町), Ono Town (小野町), Kawauchi Village (川内村), Okuma Town (大熊町), Namie Town (浪江町), and Katsurao Village (葛尾村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tamura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tamura written in Japanese?

田村市, read Tamura-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 Tamura begin?

福島県田村市… (Fukushima-ken, Tamura-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.