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Izumizaki, Fukushima

is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was .

Geography

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

Neighboring municipalities

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Climate

Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month.

History

The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area was divided between part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain, Kasama Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki 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.

Economy

The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.

Education

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.

  • Izumizaki Middle School
  • Izumizaki First Elementary School
  • Izumizaki Second Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

JR East – Tōhoku Main Line

Highway

Local attractions

Noted people from Izumizaki

References

External links