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Izumizaki

泉崎村
Izumizaki 泉崎村
Village
	Izumizaki Town Hall
	Flag Seal
	Location of Izumizaki in Fukushima Prefecture
	Izumizaki
	Coordinates: 37°9′25″N 140°17′43.3″E / 37.15694°N 140.295361°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Nishishirakawa
Area
• Total	35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi)
Population (March 2020)
• Total	6,265
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Ginkgo biloba
- Flower	Rhododendron indicum
Phone number	0248-53-2111
Address	Hachimaru 145, Izumizaki-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0101
Website	Official website

Izumizaki (泉崎村, Izumizaki-mura) is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2020^[update], the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households,^[1] and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was 35.43 square kilometres (13.68 sq mi).

Geography

Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.

Neighboring municipalities

Fukushima Prefecture

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[2] the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	4,157	—
1930	4,699	+13.0%
1940	5,130	+9.2%
1950	6,957	+35.6%
1960	6,541	−6.0%
1970	5,490	−16.1%
1980	5,577	+1.6%
1990	6,656	+19.3%
2000	6,823	+2.5%
2010	6,802	−0.3%

Climate

Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 1,333 mm (52.5 in) with September as the wettest month.^[3]

Rivers: Abukuma River, Izumi River

History

The area of present-day Izumizaki was part of ancient Mutsu Province and the area has many burial mounds from the Kofun period. The area was divided between part of the holdings of Shirakawa Domain, Kasama Domain and tenryō territory held directly by the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Izumizaki and Sekihira were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. The two villages merged in 1954.

Economy

The economy of Izumizaki is primarily agricultural.

Education

Izumizaki has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.