Kunimi, Fukushima

Kunimi 国見町
Town
Flag Seal
Location of Kunimi in Fukushima Prefecture
Country	Japan
Region	Tōhoku
Prefecture	Fukushima Prefecture
District	Date District
Area
• Total	37.90 km2 (14.63 sq mi)
Population  (December 2014)
• Total	9,484
• Density	250/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pinus densiflora
- Flower	Peach
- Bird	Japanese bush warbler
Phone number	024-585-2111
Address	Fujita 2-1 ichodani Kunimi-machi, Date-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-1792
Website	Kunimi Official HP

Kunimi (国見町, Kunimi-machi) is a town located in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, in northern Honshū, Japan. As of December 2014, the town had an estimated population of 9,484 and a population density of 250 persons per km². The total area was 37.90 km².

Geography

Kunimi is located in the very northern portion Fukushima prefecture, bordering on Miyagi prefecture.

• Mountains: Atsukashiyama (289.4m)
• Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

• Fukushima Prefecture
  • Date
  • Koori
• Miyagi Prefecture
  • Shiroishi

History

The area of present-day Kunimi was part of ancient Mutsu Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province.Kunimi was formed on March 31, 1954 with the merger of the town of Fujita with the villages of Kosaka, Morieno, Okido, and Oeda, all in Date District. The town hall was destroyed in the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake

Economy

The economy of Kunimi is primarily agricultural.

Education

• Kunimi Prefectural Middle School
• Kunimi Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

• JR East- Tōhoku Main Line
  • Fujita – Kaida

Highway

• Tōhoku Expressway
• Japan National Route 4

External links

Media related to Kunimi, Fukushima at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website Template:Ja icon