Tenei天栄村

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

Tenei (天栄村, Tenei-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 5,194 (2020 census), area 225.52 km². Borders 8 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Iwase 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

天栄村

Reading

Tenei-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Iwase District 岩瀬郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

5,194 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.4% from 5,611

Area

225.52 km²

Density

23 people per km²

Households

1,671

Under 15

10.2%

65 and over

36.9%

Foreign residents

56 (1.1%)

Code

07344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.tenei.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Koriyama City郡山市
• Shirakawa City白河市
• Sukagawa City須賀川市
• Kagamiishi Town鏡石町
• Shimogo Town下郷町
• Nishigo Village西郷村
• Yabuki Town矢吹町

Questions about Tenei

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

Tenei (天栄村) 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 Iwase District (岩瀬郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tenei?

Tenei 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 Tenei?

5,194 at the 2020 census, down 7.4% from 5,611 in 2015. The area is 225.52 km², which is 23 people per km². 1,671 households. 36.9% of residents are 65 or older and 10.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tenei?

Eight: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Koriyama City (郡山市), Shirakawa City (白河市), Sukagawa City (須賀川市), Kagamiishi Town (鏡石町), Shimogo Town (下郷町), Nishigo Village (西郷村), and Yabuki Town (矢吹町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tenei in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tenei written in Japanese?

天栄村, read Tenei-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 Tenei begin?

福島県岩瀬郡天栄村… (Fukushima-ken, Iwase-gun, Tenei-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.