Izumizaki, Fukushima

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).

Izumizaki

泉崎村
Village
Izumizaki Town Hall
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Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture
Izumizaki
 
Coordinates: 37°9′25″N 140°17′43.3″E
CountryJapan
RegionTōhoku
PrefectureFukushima
DistrictNishishirakawa
Area
 • Total35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population
 (March 2020)
 • Total6,265
 • 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

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
  • Izumizaki Cave Tomb (National Historic Site)
  • Shirakawa Kanga ruins (National Historic Site)
  • Izumisaki International Cycling Stadium

Noted people from Izumizaki

Media related to Izumizaki, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

References
  1. Izumizaki official statistics (in Japanese)
  2. Izumizaki population statistics
  3. climate data
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