Tomioka富岡町

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

Tomioka (富岡町, Tomioka-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 2,128 (2020 census), area 68.39 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Futaba 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

富岡町

Reading

Tomioka-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Futaba District 双葉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,128 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+100% from 0

Area

68.39 km²

Density

31 people per km²

Households

1,640

Under 15

2.8%

65 and over

24.2%

Foreign residents

10 (0.5%)

Code

07543 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.tomioka-town.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Tomioka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Naraha Town楢葉町
• Kawauchi Village川内村
• Okuma Town大熊町

Questions about Tomioka

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

Tomioka (富岡町) 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 Futaba District (双葉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Tomioka?

Tomioka 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 Tomioka?

2,128 at the 2020 census, up 100% from 0 in 2015. The area is 68.39 km², which is 31 people per km². 1,640 households. 24.2% of residents are 65 or older and 2.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Tomioka?

Three: Naraha Town (楢葉町), Kawauchi Village (川内村), and Okuma Town (大熊町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Tomioka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Tomioka written in Japanese?

富岡町, read Tomioka-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 Tomioka begin?

福島県双葉郡富岡町… (Fukushima-ken, Futaba-gun, Tomioka-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.