Kawauchi, Fukushima

Kawauchi

川内村
Kawauchi 川内村
Village
	Flag Seal
	Location of Kawauchi in Fukushima Prefecture
	Kawauchi
	Coordinates: 37°20′15″N 140°48′34″E / 37.33750°N 140.80944°E
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima
District	Futaba
Area
• Total	197.38 km2 (76.21 sq mi)
Population (December 2014)
• Total	2,552
• Density	12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Abies firma
- Flower	Enkianthus campanulatus
- Bird	Japanese bush-warbler
Phone number	0240-38-2111
Address	Kamikawauchi, Kawauchi-mura, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1292
Website	http://www.kawauchimura.jp/

Kawauchi (川内村, Kawauchi-mura) is a Japanese village in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.

History

Kawauchi was evacuated because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011. The village is 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. People had to leave their homes because of radiation.^[1]

In 2012, the village government urged (asked) people to come back to their homes.^[2] In 2013, only 400 of the 2,000+ citizens of the village have decided to return.^[1]

Gallery

Fukushima disaster evacuation zones

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Takada, Aya and Yuiy Humber. "Fukushima Seeks Revival in Radiation-Free Farms With No Soil," Bloomberg. March 11, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.
↑ "Pupils return to school in Fukushima's shadow," The Guardian (UK). 16 April 2012; retrieved 2013-3-12.

Other websites

Media related to Kawauchi, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

Kawauchi official website (in Japanese)

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[takeda-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Takada, Aya and Yuiy Humber. "Fukushima Seeks Revival in Radiation-Free Farms With No Soil," Bloomberg. March 11, 2013; retrieved 2013-3-12.

[2] "Pupils return to school in Fukushima's shadow," The Guardian (UK). 16 April 2012; retrieved 2013-3-12.

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See also: Towns and villages by district