Yanaizu柳津町

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

Yanaizu (柳津町, Yanaizu-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,081 (2020 census), area 175.82 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kawanuma 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

柳津町

Reading

Yanaizu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kawanuma District 河沼郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukushima 福島県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

3,081 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-12.9% from 3,536

Area

175.82 km²

Density

18 people per km²

Households

1,127

Under 15

10.1%

65 and over

45.3%

Foreign residents

7 (0.2%)

Code

07423 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yanaizu.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Yanaizu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nishiaizu Town西会津町
• Aizubange Town会津坂下町
• Mishima Town三島町
• Kaneyama Town金山町
• Showa Village昭和村
• Aizumisato Town会津美里町

Questions about Yanaizu

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

Yanaizu (柳津町) 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 Kawanuma District (河沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yanaizu?

Yanaizu 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 Yanaizu?

3,081 at the 2020 census, down 12.9% from 3,536 in 2015. The area is 175.82 km², which is 18 people per km². 1,127 households. 45.3% of residents are 65 or older and 10.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yanaizu?

Six: Nishiaizu Town (西会津町), Aizubange Town (会津坂下町), Mishima Town (三島町), Kaneyama Town (金山町), Showa Village (昭和村), and Aizumisato Town (会津美里町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yanaizu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yanaizu written in Japanese?

柳津町, read Yanaizu-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 Yanaizu begin?

福島県河沼郡柳津町… (Fukushima-ken, Kawanuma-gun, Yanaizu-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.