Fudai普代村

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

Fudai (普代村, Fudai-mura) is a village in Iwate Prefecture. Population 2,487 (2020 census), area 69.66 km². Borders 3 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Shimohei District, Iwate 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

普代村

Reading

Fudai-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Shimohei District 下閉伊郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Iwate 岩手県

Region

Tōhoku 東北

Population

2,487 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.0% from 2,795

Area

69.66 km²

Density

36 people per km²

Households

1,027

Under 15

8.8%

65 and over

42.9%

Foreign residents

21 (0.8%)

Code

03485 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.vill.fudai.iwate.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iwaizumi Town岩泉町
• Tanohata Village田野畑村
• Noda Village野田村

Questions about Fudai

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

Fudai (普代村) is a village (村, mura) in Iwate 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 Shimohei District (下閉伊郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fudai?

Fudai is in Iwate Prefecture (岩手県), 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 Fudai?

2,487 at the 2020 census, down 11.0% from 2,795 in 2015. The area is 69.66 km², which is 36 people per km². 1,027 households. 42.9% of residents are 65 or older and 8.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fudai?

Three: Iwaizumi Town (岩泉町), Tanohata Village (田野畑村), and Noda Village (野田村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fudai in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fudai written in Japanese?

普代村, read Fudai-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 Fudai begin?

岩手県下閉伊郡普代村… (Iwate-ken, Shimohei-gun, Fudai-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.