Futaba District, Fukushima
Encyclopedia
is a district
located in Fukushima
, Japan
.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
of 75,220 and a density
of 86.95 persons per km². The total area is 865.12 km².
Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
located in Fukushima
Fukushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region on the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Fukushima.-History:Until the Meiji Restoration, the area of Fukushima prefecture was known as Mutsu Province....
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...
of 75,220 and a density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 86.95 persons per km². The total area is 865.12 km².
Towns and villages
- FutabaFutaba, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,406 and a density of 144.09 persons per km². The total area is 51.40 km².-2011 disaster:...
- HironoHirono, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 5,653 and a density of 96.81 persons per km². The total area is 58.39 km².-External links:*...
- KatsuraoKatsurao, Fukushimais a village located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 1,637 and a density of 19.43 persons per km². The total area is 84.23 km².-External links:*...
- KawauchiKawauchi, Fukushimais a village located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 3,203 and a density of 16.23 persons per km²...
- NamieNamie, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 22,068 and a density of 98.92 persons per km². The total area is 223.10 km². The town was heavily damaged in the 11 March 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami and hastily evacuated shortly...
- NarahaNaraha, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 8,230 and a density of 79.56 persons per km². The total area is 103.45 km²....
- ŌkumaOkuma, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2010, the town has an estimated population of 11,511 and a density of 146.26 persons per km². The total area is 78.70 km². In March 2011 the town was evacuated by government order due to the Fukushima I nuclear accident.-External ...
- TomiokaTomioka, Fukushimais a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,078 and a population density of 234.82 persons per km². The total area is 68.47 km². The town is famous for having one of the longest cherry blossom tunnels in Japan...
See also
- Fukushima I nuclear accident