Country Japan District Futaba Area 197.4 km² Local time Saturday 6:10 PM Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture | Region Tōhoku - Tree Abies firma Population 2,552 (Dec 2014) Bird Japanese bush warbler | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) - Flower Enkianthus campanulatus Weather 0°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Kawauchi (川内村, Kawauchi-mura) is a village located in Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of December 2014, the village had an official registered population of 2,552 and a population density of 12.9 persons per km², although the current actual resident population is much lower. The total area was 197.38 square kilometres (76.21 sq mi).
Contents
- Map of Kawauchi Futaba District Fukushima Prefecture Japan
- Geography
- Surrounding municipalities
- History
- 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
- Economy
- Education
- Railway
- Highway
- References
Map of Kawauchi, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Geography
Kawauchi is located in the Abukuma Plateau of central Fukushima with a mean altitude of between 400 and 500 meters. North of Kawauchi, there is at 37°22′53″N 140°48′16″E a substation of Kita–Iwaki powerline, a 500 kV-line already designed for future 1100 kV operation.
Surrounding municipalities
History
The area of present-day Kawauchi was part of Mutsu Province. After the Meiji restoration, on April 1, 1889, the village of Kawauchi was created within Futaba District, Fukushima.
2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster
Kawauchi suffered moderate damage from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. However, the eastern portion of the village is located within the nominal 20-kilometer exclusion zone of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and as a result of wind patterns following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the entire population of the village was evacuated by government order by May 2011. A portion of the village was re-opened in March 2012.
In August 2014, the government divided the remaining portion of the village into two zones, and projected a lifting of the evacuation order for 275 residents in one of the zones in October.
Economy
The economy of Kawauchi was formerly heavily dependent on agriculture.
Education
Kawauchi had two high schools (one public, one private), one jr. high school, one elementary school, and a kindergarten in March 2011. After the evacuation and re-opening of the town both high schools were closed. The jr. high school, elementary school, and kindergarten remain open.