Tanagura棚倉町

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

Tanagura (棚倉町, Tanagura-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 13,343 (2020 census), area 159.93 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

棚倉町

Reading

Tanagura-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

13,343 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.7% from 14,295

Area

159.93 km²

Density

83 people per km²

Households

4,728

Under 15

12.3%

65 and over

32.1%

Foreign residents

71 (0.5%)

Code

07481 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.tanagura.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Tanagura. Borders across water are not counted.

• Shirakawa City白河市
• Yamatsuri Town矢祭町
• Hanawa Town塙町
• Samegawa Village鮫川村
• Asakawa Town浅川町
• Daigo Town大子町(Ibaraki)
• Otawara City大田原市(Tochigi)
• Nasu Town那須町(Tochigi)

Questions about Tanagura

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

Tanagura (棚倉町) 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 Higashishirakawa District (東白川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tanagura?

Tanagura 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 Tanagura?

13,343 at the 2020 census, down 6.7% from 14,295 in 2015. The area is 159.93 km², which is 83 people per km². 4,728 households. 32.1% of residents are 65 or older and 12.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tanagura?

Eight: Shirakawa City (白河市), Yamatsuri Town (矢祭町), Hanawa Town (塙町), Samegawa Village (鮫川村), Asakawa Town (浅川町), Daigo Town (大子町) in Ibaraki, Otawara City (大田原市) in Tochigi, and Nasu Town (那須町) in Tochigi. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tanagura in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tanagura written in Japanese?

棚倉町, read Tanagura-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 Tanagura begin?

福島県東白川郡棚倉町… (Fukushima-ken, Higashishirakawa-gun, Tanagura-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.