Namie, Fukushima
Namie
浪江町 | |
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Namie Town Hall | |
Location of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′40.5″N 141°00′2.6″E / 37.494583°N 141.000722°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Tōhoku |
| Prefecture | Fukushima |
| District | Futaba |
| Area | |
• Total | 223.14 km2 (86.15 sq mi) |
| Population (February 29, 2020) | |
• Total | 1,238 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| Phone number | 0243-62-0123 |
| Address | Kiyohashi Rokutanda 7-2, Namie-machi, Futaba-gun, Fukushima-ken 979-1592 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | Official website |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Common gull |
| Flower | Cosmos |
| Tree | Pine |
Namie (浪江町, Namie-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020 the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is 223.14 square kilometres (86.15 sq mi).
The town was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster—being directly downwind from the power plant—and was within the exclusion zone set up in response to the disaster. Following ongoing clean-up efforts, Namie's business district and town hall have reopened, but access to more heavily contaminated western parts of the town remains restricted as decontamination continues to be carried out.