Nakajima, Fukushima

Nakajima 中島村
Village
Nakajima Village Hall
Flag Seal
Location of Nakajima in Fukushima Prefecture
Nakajima
Coordinates: 37°8′55.7″N 140°21′0.6″E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Nishishirakawa
Area
• Total	18.92 km2 (7.31 sq mi)
Population  (April 2020)
• Total	5,031
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Phone number	0248-52-2111
Address	Nametsu Nakajima-nishi 11-1 Nakajima-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-0192
Website	Official website

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, and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the village was 18.92 square kilometres (7.31 sq mi).

Geography

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

• Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Ishikawa
  • Izumizaki
  • Shirakawa
  • Yabuki

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Nakajima has remained relatively stable over the past 50 years.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
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%
2020	4,885	−5.2%

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).

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

External links

• Media related to Nakajima, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Japanese)