Nakajima, Fukushima

Nakajima (中島村, Nakajima-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020, the village had an estimated population of 5,031 in 1696 households,[1] and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the village was 18.92 square kilometres (7.31 sq mi).

Nakajima

中島村
Village
Nakajima Village Hall
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Location of Nakajima in Fukushima Prefecture
Nakajima
 
Coordinates: 37°8′55.7″N 140°21′0.6″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictNishishirakawa
Area
 • Total18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population
 (April 2020)
 • Total5,031
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreePinus densiflora
- FlowerRhododendron indicum
Phone number0248-52-2111
AddressNametsu Nakajima-nishi 11-1 Nakajima-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-0192
WebsiteOfficial website

Geography

Nakajima is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nakajima has remained relatively stable over the past 60 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 3,145—    
1930 3,846+22.3%
1940 4,239+10.2%
1950 5,616+32.5%
1960 5,219−7.1%
1970 4,438−15.0%
1980 4,448+0.2%
1990 4,885+9.8%
2000 5,274+8.0%
2010 5,154−2.3%

climate

Nakajima has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nakajima is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,341 mm (52.8 in) with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.1 °C (75.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 0.3 °C (32.5 °F).[3]

History

The area of present-day Nakajima was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period, except for a portion which was an exclave of Takada Domain of Echigo Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Nametsu and Yoshikogawa. were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nakajima Village was formed on January 1, 1955 through the merger of the two villages.

Economy

The economy of Nakajima is primarily agricultural.

Education

Nakajima has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

  • Nakajima Middle School

Transportation

Railway
  • Nakajma does have any passenger railway service

Highway
  • Nakajima is not served by any national highway

Media related to Nakajima, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. Nakajima officiail statistics(in Japanese)
  2. Nakajima population statistics
  3. Nakajima climate data
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