Futaba District, Fukushima
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is a district
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
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.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population
Population
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 of 75,220 and a density
Population density
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 of 86.95 persons per km². The total area is 865.12 km².

Towns and villages

  • Futaba
    Futaba, Fukushima
    is 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:...

  • Hirono
    Hirono, Fukushima
    is 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:*...

  • Katsurao
    Katsurao, Fukushima
    is 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:*...

  • Kawauchi
    Kawauchi, Fukushima
    is 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...

  • Namie
    Namie, Fukushima
    is 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...

  • Naraha
    Naraha, Fukushima
    is 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....

  • Ōkuma
    Okuma, Fukushima
    is 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 ...

  • Tomioka
    Tomioka, Fukushima
    is 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
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