:Izumizaki, Fukushima
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| subdivision_name1 = Tōhoku
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| subdivision_name2 = Fukushima
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| subdivision_name3 = Nishishirakawa
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| population_as_of = March 2020
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| blank_info_sec2 = 0248-53-2111
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| blank1_info_sec2 = Hachimaru 145, Izumizaki-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-0101
| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp/}}
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{{Nihongo|Izumizaki|泉崎村|Izumizaki-mura}} is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. {{As of|2020|03|01}}, the village had an estimated population of 6,265 in 2179 households,[http://www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp Izumizaki official statistics] {{in lang|ja}} and a population density of 180 persons per km². The total area of the village was {{convert|35.43|km2|sqmi}}.
Geography
Izumizaki is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.
=Neighboring municipalities=
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[https://www.citypopulation.de/php/japan-fukushima.php Izumizaki population statistics] the population of Izumizaki has remained relatively stable over the past 80 years.
{{Historical populations
| 1920 | 4,157
| 1930 | 4,699
| 1940 | 5,130
| 1950 | 6,957
| 1960 | 6,541
| 1970 | 5,490
| 1980 | 5,577
| 1990 | 6,656
| 2000 | 6,823
| 2010 | 6,802
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Climate
Izumizaki has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Izumizaki is {{Convert|11.6|C|}}. The average annual rainfall is {{Convert|1333|mm||abbr=on}} with September as the wettest month.[https://en.climate-data.org/location/472539/Izumizaki climate data]{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- 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.
- Izumizaki Middle School
- Izumizaki First Elementary School
- Izumizaki Second Elementary School
Transportation
=Railway=
22pxJR East – Tōhoku Main Line
- {{STN|Izumizaki|x}}
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- {{jct|country=JPN|Route|4}}
Local attractions
- Izumizaki Cave Tomb (National Historic Site){{cite web|url=https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/190202 |title=泉崎横穴古墳 |work=Cultural Heritage Online|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|language=ja|access-date=5 December 2018}}
- Izumisaki International Cycling Stadium
- Shirakawa Kanga ruins (National Historic Site){{cite web |url= https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/201156/1|title=白河官衙遺跡群 関和久官衙遺跡 借宿廃寺跡 |language=ja |publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs }}
Noted people from Izumizaki
- Tamanoshima Arata, sumo wrestler
References
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External links
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- {{Official website|1=http://www.vill.izumizaki.fukushima.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
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