Okuma Town

Fukushima Prefecture · Town

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Okuma Town is in the center of the Hamadori region, and the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is located in the town, extending into Futaba Town. The whole town was forced to evacuate after the nuclear accident, and decommissioning and recovery are under way. A new town office has opened in the Okawara area, and the renewal of the town has begun.

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Population: 1,533 1,655th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: +81.0% 1st in Japanfrom 847 in 2020
Area: 78.73 km² 1,088th in Japan
Population density: 20 people/km² 1,520th in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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