Hirata, Fukushima
Script error: No such module "Settlement short description".Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Expression error: Unexpected < operator.
Script error: No such module "Nihongo". is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. since 31 January 2020[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., the village had an estimated population of 5,935 in 2016 households,[1] and a population density of 66 persons per km2. The total area of the village was Script error: No such module "convert"..
Geography
Hirata is located in southeast Fukushima prefecture, approximately halfway between the cities of Iwaki and Kōriyama. The landscape consists of rolling hills with an altitude of between 500 and 700 meters.
- Rivers: Abukuma River
Neighboring municipalities
Demographics
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Hirata peaked at around the year 1950 and has been gradually declining since.
<templatestyles src="Module:Historical populations/styles.css"/>Script error: No such module "Historical populations".
Climate
Hirata has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Hirata is Script error: No such module "convert".. The average annual rainfall is Script error: No such module "convert". with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around Script error: No such module "convert"., and lowest in January, at around Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
History
The area of present-day Hirata was part of ancient Mutsu Province. During the Edo period it was mostly the territory of Tsuchiura Domain. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District within the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Odaira and Yomogida were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on March 31, 1955 to form the village of Hirata.
Economy
The economy of Hirata is primarily based on agriculture.
Education
Hiram has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Department of Education.
- Fukushima Prefectural Ono Higher Hirata High School
- Hirata Yomogida High School
- Hirata Odaira Middle School
- Hirata Yomogida School
- Hirata Odaira Elementary School
Transportation
Railway
- Hirata does not have any passenger train service.
Highway
- Script error: No such module "Jct".
- Script error: No such module "Jct".
- Script error: No such module "Jct".
Local attractions
- Komagata Jangara Nembutsu Folk Dance
- Shibazakura Matsuri
- Site of Yomogida Castle
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
External links
- Template:Sister-inline
- Script error: No such module "Official website".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:In lang
Script error: No such module "Navbox". Template:Authority control