Namie
浪江町 | |
|---|---|
 Namie Town Hall | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture | |
  Namie | |
| 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]
- ^ "Namie official home page" (in Japanese). Japan: Namie Town.
- ^ "すぐわかる浪江町の現状 (The Current Situation in Namie)" (in Japanese). Japan: Namie Town. Retrieved 2020-03-24.