Shirasawa, Fukushima

Infobox City


official_name = Shirasawa Village
native_name = 白沢村

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map_caption = Location of Shirasawa Village within Fukushima, Japan.
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = Prefecture
subdivision_type2 = District
subdivision_name = Japan
subdivision_name1 = Fukushima
subdivision_name2 = Adachi District
established_title = Established
established_date = April 30, 1955
established_title2 = Dissolved
established_date2 = January 1, 2007
area_total_km2 = 48.4
population_note = 4.32 people per household, No.1 in Japan
settlement_type = Village
population_as_of = September 2005
population_total = 9388
population_density_km2 = 191.24
website = http://www.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/
footnotes =

Shirasawa (白沢村; -mura) was a village located in Adachi District, Fukushima, Japan. On January 1, 2007, it merged with the former town of Motomiya to form the new city of Motomiya.

Demographics

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 9,388 as of September 2005 and a density of 191.24 persons per km². The total area was 48.40 km².

Shirasawa had an average of 4.36 members per household, which was the highest in Japan.

History

Shirasawa was founded when the villages of Shiraiwa (白岩村;-mura) and Wagisawa(和木沢村;-mura) merged in April 1955.

Education

Public Schools

(Shirasawa Village School District, now Motomiya City School District)
* [http://shirasawachu.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/ Shirasawa Junior High School]
* [http://nukazawasho.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/ Nukazawa Elementary School]
* [http://wadasho.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/ Wada Elementary School]
* [http://shiraiwasho.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/ Shiraiwa Elementary School]

Transportation

* Fukushima Route 28, Motomiya to Miharu
* Fukushima Route 40, Iino to Miharu Ishikawa
* Tohoku Shinkansen tracks run through, though there is no station
* ~5km to National Route 4
* ~5km to Tohoku JR East Motomiya Station

External links

* [http://www.vill.shirasawa.fukushima.jp/ Shirasawa official website] in Japanese