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Izumizaki
泉崎村
Village
Izumizaki Town Hall
Izumizaki Town Hall
Flag of Izumizaki
Flag
Official seal of Izumizaki
Seal
Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Izumizaki is located in Japan
Izumizaki
Izumizaki
 
Coordinates: 37°9′25″N 140°17′43.3″E / 37.15694°N 140.295361°E / 37.15694; 140.295361
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictNishishirakawa
Area
 • Total
35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2020)
 • Total
6,265
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- TreeGinkgo biloba
- FlowerRhododendron indicum
Phone number0248-53-2111
AddressHachimaru 145, Izumizaki-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0101
WebsiteOfficial website
Otagawa-juku on the former Ōshū Kaidō

Izumizaki (泉崎村, Izumizaki-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020, the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households,[1] and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was 35.43 square kilometres (13.68 sq mi).

Geography

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

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1920 4,157—    
1930 4,699+13.0%
1940 5,130+9.2%
1950 6,957+35.6%
1960 6,541−6.0%
1970 5,490−16.1%
1980 5,577+1.6%
1990 6,656+19.3%
2000 6,823+2.5%
2010 6,802−0.3%

Climate

Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,333 mm (52.5 in) with September as the wettest month.[3]

History

The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area was divided between part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain, Kasama Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Izumizaki and Sekihira were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged in 1954.

Economy

The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.

Education

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

  • Izumizaki Middle School
  • Izumizaki First Elementary School
  • Izumizaki Second Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Tōhoku Main Line

Highway

Local attractions

Noted people from Izumizaki

References

  1. ^ Izumizaki official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Izumizaki population statistics
  3. ^ climate data[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "泉崎横穴古墳". Cultural Heritage Online (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ "白河官衙遺跡群　関和久官衙遺跡 借宿廃寺跡" (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.