Kawauchi, Fukushima
village in Futaba district, Fukushima prefecture, Japan
Kawauchi (川内村, Kawauchi-mura) is a Japanese village in Fukushima Prefecture on the island of Honshu.
Kawauchi
川内村 | |
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 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/ |
History
changeKawauchi 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
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Fukushima disaster evacuation zones
References
change- ↑ 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
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Media related to Kawauchi, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Kawauchi official website (in Japanese)
