Izumizaki 泉崎村 | |
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 Izumizaki Town Hall | |
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 Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Izumizaki | |
| Coordinates:37°9′25″N140°17′43.3″E / 37.15694°N 140.295361°E /37.15694; 140.295361 | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Nishishirakawa |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2020) | |
• Total | 6,265 |
| • Density | 176.8/km2 (458.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
| - Flower | Rhododendron indicum |
| Phone number | 0248-53-2111 |
| Address | Hachimaru 145, Izumizaki-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0101 |
| Website | Official website |
Izumizaki (泉崎村,Izumizaki-mura) is avillage located inFukushima Prefecture,Japan. As of 1 March 2020[update], the village had an estimatedpopulation of 6,265 in 2179 households,[1] and apopulation density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was 35.43 square kilometres (13.68 sq mi).
Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 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% |
Izumizaki has ahumid climate (Köppen climate classificationCfa). 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]
The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancientMutsu Province and the area has manyburial mounds from theKofun period. The area was divided between part of the holdings ofShirakawa Domain,Kasama Domain andtenryō territory held directly by theTokugawa shogunate during theEdo period. After theMeiji Restoration, it was organized as part ofNishishirakawa District in theNakadōri region ofIwaki 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.
The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.
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.
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