Futaba, Fukushima
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This article is about the town in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. There was a town in Yamanashi Prefecture with the same name, see Futaba, Yamanashi.
| Futaba 双葉町 |
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| Coordinates: 37°26′57″N 141°0′45″E / 37.44917°N 141.0125°ECoordinates: 37°26′57″N 141°0′45″E / 37.44917°N 141.0125°E | |||
| Country | Japan | ||
| Region | Tōhoku | ||
| Prefecture | Fukushima | ||
| District | Futaba District | ||
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| • Total | 51.40 km2 (19.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| • Total | 7,406 | ||
| • Density | 144.1/km2 (373.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) | ||
| Website | Town of Futaba | ||
Futaba (双葉町 Futaba-machi) is a town located in Futaba District, Fukushima, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,406 and a density of 144.09 persons per km². The total area is 51.40 km².
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[edit] 2011 disaster
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In the March 2011 tsunami, a town official reported that 90% of the houses had been destroyed.[1] Following the subsequent nuclear accident, Futaba fell within the exclusion zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and was summarily evacuated by the Japanese government.[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
Media related to Futaba, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons
- Futaba official website (Japanese)
[edit] References
- ^ Quake death toll feared to top 1800, thousands more unaccounted for, Japan Today article, 13 March 2011
- ^ Nuclear crisis creates ghost town, CNN.com, 11 April 2011.
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