is a

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located in

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. , the village had an estimated

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of 5,935 in 2016 households, and a

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of 66 persons per km². The total area of the village was .

Geography

Hirata is located in southeast Fukushima prefecture, approximately halfway between the cities of Iwaki and

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. The landscape consists of rolling hills with an altitude of between 500 and 700 meters. *Rivers: Abukuma River

Neighboring municipalities

* Fukushima Prefecture ** Iwaki **

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** Tamakawa ** Ishikawa ** Furudono **

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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Hirata peaked at around the year 1950 and has been gradually declining since.

Climate

Hirata has a humid climate (

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''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Hirata is . The average annual rainfall is with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around .Hirata climate data
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History

The area of present-day Hirata was part of ancient

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. During the

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it was mostly the territory of

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. After the

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, it was organized as part of Ishikawa District within the

Nakadōri is a region comprising the middle third of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. It is sandwiched between the regions of Aizu to the west and Hamadōri to the east. The principal cities of the area are Kōriyama and the prefecture's capital, Fukushima ...

region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Odaira and Yomogida were created on April 1, 1889 with the establishment of the modern municipalities system. The two villages merged on March 31, 1955 to form the village of Hirata.

Economy

The economy of Hirata is primarily based on agriculture.

Education

Hiram has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government, and one public high school operated by the Fukushima Prefectural Department of Education. *Fukushima Prefectural Ono Higher Hirata High School *Hirata Yomogida High School *Hirata Odaira Middle School *Hirata Yomogida School *Hirata Odaira Elementary School

Transportation

Railway

* Hirata does not have any passenger train service.

Highway

* * *

Local attractions

*Site of Yomogida Castle *Shibazakura Matsuri *Komagata Jangara Nembutsu Folk Dance

References

External links

* * {{Authority control Villages in Fukushima Prefecture