| Nishiaizu | |||
| Native Name Lang: | ja | ||
| Settlement Type: | Town | ||
| Pushpin Map: | Japan | ||
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| Coordinates: | 37.5888°N 139.6475°W | ||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||
| Subdivision Name: | Japan | ||
| Subdivision Type1: | Region | ||
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku | ||
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture | ||
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima | ||
| Subdivision Type3: | District | ||
| Subdivision Name3: | Yama | ||
| Leader Title: | Mayor | ||
| Area Total Km2: | 298.18 | ||
| Population Total: | 6090 | ||
| Population As Of: | April 2020 | ||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time | ||
| Utc Offset1: | +9 | ||
| Blank Name Sec1: | Phone number | ||
| Blank Info Sec1: | 0241-45-2211 | ||
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Address | ||
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 3261 Otsu Nozawa Shimokoyaue Nishiaizu-machi, Yama-gun, Fukushima-ken 969-4495 | ||
| Blank Name Sec2: | Climate | ||
| Blank Info Sec2: | Cfa | ||
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is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the town had an estimated population of 6,090 in 2598 households,[1] and a population density of 20 persons per km². Approximately 66% of the population is over the age of 65.[2] The total area is 298.18sqkm.
Nishiaizu is located at the far northwestern corner of the Aizu region of Fukushima Prefecture, bordered Niigata Prefecture to the north and the west. It is known as the "front door" to the Iide Mountains. About 86 percent of the total area is composed of mountains and forests.[3]
Fukushima Prefecture
Niigata Prefecture
Nishiaizu has a Humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb) characterized by warm summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Nishiaizu is 11.8 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1548 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 25.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around -0.9 °C.[4]
Per Japanese census data,[5] the population of Nishiaizu has declined by more than two-thirds over the past 60 years.
The area of present-day Nishiaizu was part of ancient Mutsu Province and formed part of the holdings of Aizu Domain during the Edo period. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Yama District, Fukushima Prefecture. The town of Nishiaizu was founded on July 1, 1954 through a merger of the villages of Shingo and Okugawa with the town of Nozawa and villages of Onomoto, Tosejima, Mutsuai, Shitatani, Muraoka, Kaminojiri and Hosaka in Kawanuma District. In 2006, Nishiaizu residents decided to decline a merger with the city of Kitakata.
Nishiaizu is a rural area with a local economy dependent on agriculture and forestry.
Nishiaizu has one public elementary school and one public junior high school operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Board of Education.