Futaba, Fukushima
Futaba
双葉町 | |
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Futaba Town Hall in 2008 (before Fukushima nuclear disaster) | |
Location of Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 37°26′56.9″N 141°00′44.4″E / 37.449139°N 141.012333°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.42 km2 (19.85 sq mi) |
| Population (March 24, 2025) | |
• Total | 180 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| City symbols | |
| • Tree | Melia azedarach |
| • Flower | Sakura |
| • Bird | Green pheasant |
| Phone number | 0246-84-5200 |
| Address | Shinzan Maeoki 28, Futaba-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1495 |
| Website | Official website |
Futaba (双葉町, Futaba-machi) is a town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 24 March 2025, the town had an actual population of 180, although the official registered population was 5,300 in 2,301 households. The total area of the town is 51.42 square kilometres (19.85 sq mi). As of March 2011, the entire population was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. However in the decade since then, 3% of the town has been open to visitors and residents, with the first residents returning on a permanent basis as of February 2022.