Nakajima 中島村 | |
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 Nakajima Village Hall | |
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 Location of Nakajima in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Nakajima | |
| Coordinates:37°8′55.7″N140°21′0.6″E / 37.148806°N 140.350167°E /37.148806; 140.350167 | |
| 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 avillage located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 April 2020[update], the village had an estimatedpopulation of 5,031 in 1696 households,[1] and apopulation density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the village was 18.92 square kilometres (7.31 sq mi).
Nakajima is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nakajima has remained relatively stable over the past 50 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
Nakajima has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). 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).[3]
The area of present-day Nakajima was part of ancientMutsu Province. The area was mostlytenryō territory under the direct control of theTokugawa shogunate during theEdo period, except for a portion which was an exclave ofTakada Domain ofEchigo Province. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as part ofNishishirakawa District in theNakadōri region ofIwaki 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.
The economy of Nakajima is primarily agricultural.
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.
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