Namie
浪江町 | |
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Coordinates: 37°29′40.5″N 141°00′2.6″E / 37.494583°N 141.000722°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Tōhoku |
Prefecture | Fukushima |
District | Futaba |
Area | |
• Total | 223.14 km2 (86.15 sq mi) |
Population (February 29, 2020) | |
• Total | 1,238 |
• Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
Phone number | 0243-62-0123 |
Address | Kiyohashi Rokutanda 7-2, Namie-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1592 |
Climate | Cfa |
Website | Official website |
Symbols | |
Bird | Common gull |
Flower | Cosmos |
Tree | Pine |
Namie (浪江町, Namie-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020[update] the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is 223.14 square kilometres (86.15 sq mi).[1] The town was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster—being directly downwind from the power plant—and was within the exclusion zone set up in response to the disaster. Following ongoing clean-up efforts, Namie's business district and town hall have reopened, but access to more heavily contaminated western parts of the town remains restricted.[2]