Tamakawa, Fukushima

Tamakawa
玉川村
Village

Tamakawa Village Hall

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Location of Tamakawa in Fukushima Prefecture
Tamakawa

 

Coordinates: 37°12′38.6″N 140°24′32.4″E / 37.210722°N 140.409000°E / 37.210722; 140.409000Coordinates: 37°12′38.6″N 140°24′32.4″E / 37.210722°N 140.409000°E / 37.210722; 140.409000
Country Japan
Region Tōhoku
Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture
District Ishikawa District
Area
 • Total 46.56 km2 (17.98 sq mi)
Population (November 2014)
 • Total 6,903
 • Density 148/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
- Tree Pinus densiflora
- Flower Cherry blossom
- Bird Oriental turtle dove
Phone number 0247-57-3101
Address Kodaka Nakawatecho 9-banchi Tamagawa-mura, Ishikawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 963-6312
Website Official HP

Tamakawa (玉川村 Tamakawa-mura) is a village located in Ishikawa District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of November 2014, the village had an estimated population of 6,903 and a population density of 148 persons per km². The total area was 46.56  km².

Geography

Tamakawa is located in south-central Fukushima prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

History

The area of present-day Tamakawa was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryo territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwashiro Province.

Tamagawa Village was formed on March 31, 1955 by the merger of the villages of Izumi and Sugama.

Economy

Tamakawa has a mixed economy of agriculture and light/precision manufacturing.

Education

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Highway

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