Yugawa湯川村

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

Yugawa (湯川村, Yugawa-mura) is a village in Fukushima Prefecture. Population 3,081 (2020 census), area 16.37 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) 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

湯川村

Reading

Yugawa-mura

Kind

Village (村): 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

-3.9% from 3,206

Area

16.37 km²

Density

188 people per km²

Households

976

Under 15

13.7%

65 and over

34.6%

Foreign residents

8 (0.3%)

Code

07422 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.yugawa.fukushima.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Aizuwakamatsu City会津若松市
• Kitakata City喜多方市
• Aizubange Town会津坂下町

Questions about Yugawa

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

Yugawa (湯川村) 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 Kawanuma District (河沼郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yugawa?

Yugawa 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 Yugawa?

3,081 at the 2020 census, down 3.9% from 3,206 in 2015. The area is 16.37 km², which is 188 people per km². 976 households. 34.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yugawa?

Three: Aizuwakamatsu City (会津若松市), Kitakata City (喜多方市), and Aizubange Town (会津坂下町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yugawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yugawa written in Japanese?

湯川村, read Yugawa-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 Yugawa begin?

福島県河沼郡湯川村… (Fukushima-ken, Kawanuma-gun, Yugawa-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.