Futaba
双葉町 | |
|---|---|
 Futaba Town Hall in 2008 (before Fukushima nuclear disaster) | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Futaba | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′56.9″N 141°00′44.4″E / 37.449139°N 141.012333°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.42 km2 (19.85 sq mi) |
| Population (February 15, 2022) | |
• Total | 3 |
| • Density | 0.058/km2 (0.15/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| • Tree | Melia azedarach |
| • Flower | Sakura |
| • Bird | Green pheasant |
| Phone number | 0246-84-5200 |
| Address | Shinzan Maeoki 28, Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1495 |
| Website | Official website |
Futaba (双葉町, Futaba-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 April 2020[update], the town had an actual population of zero, although as of 2017, the official registered population was 6,093 in 2,301 households.[1] The total area of the town is 51.42 square kilometres (19.85 sq mi).[2] As of March 2011, the entire population was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. However in the decade since then, 3% of the town has been open to visitors and residents, with the first residents returning on a permanent basis as of February 2022.
- ^ Futaba Town official home page (in Japanese)
- ^ "Futaba official home page" (in Japanese). Japan: Futaba Town. Archived from the original on 16 June 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.