Tamura, Fukushima
Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value). is a city in Fukushima, Japan. Tamura was created on March 1, 2005 by combining several towns towns and villages from the Tamura District. They were Funehiki, Ōgoe, Takine, and Tokiwa, and Miyakoji. Between 1 March and 31 August 2011, many people moved to Tamura. The population actually went up by about 1,000 people, or 2%.[1]
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田村市 | |
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 Location of Tamura in Fukushima Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′N 140°34′E / 37.433°N 140.567°ECoordinates: 37°26′N 140°34′E / 37.433°N 140.567°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Takashi Shiraishi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 458.30 km2 (176.95 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2014) | |
| • Total | 37,741 |
| • Density | 82.3/km2 (213/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Tree | Oak |
| - Flower | Azalea |
| - Bird | Japanese bush warbler |
| Phone number | 0247-82-1111 |
| Address | 76 Funehikimachi Funehiki aza hatazoe, Tamura-shi, Fukushima-ken 963-4393 |
| Website | http://www.city.tamura.lg.jp/ |
Landmarks
There are two well-known places to visit in Takine-cho. Abukuma Limestone Caves and the Hoshi no Mura ("Village of Stars") Observatory are popular with tourists.
Sister cities
Tamura has a only one international sister city:
And, one sister city in Japan:
Tamura, Fukushima Media
田村市役所
Various Speleothem, such as flowstones and mushroom rocks, in Abukuma-do Cave in Takine Town, Tamura City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Picture was taken with a Canon Power Shot SD450 Digital Elph camera and modified using a Paint Shop program on a laptop computer.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "図録▽東日本大震災被災市町村の被災後の人口変化 (Population Changes by Locality after the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake Disaster: Illustrated)". Honkawa Data Tribune. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
Other websites
Media related to Tamura, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Tamura official website (in Japanese)
