Adachi District, Fukushima

Location of Adachi District in Fukushima Prefecture

Adachi (安達郡, Adachi-gun) is a district located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of January 2007, the district has a population of 8,577 and an area of 79.46 km², for a population density of 107.9 per km².

Towns and villages

Ōtama

History

On December 1, 2005, the towns of Adachi, Iwashiro and Tōwa merged into the city of Nihonmatsu.
On January 1, 2007, the village of Shirasawa and the town of Motomiya merged to form the city of Motomiya, leaving the district.

Prior to the merger, as of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 68,436 and a density of 178.99 persons per km². The total area was 382.34 km².

Fukushima Prefecture

Cities	Aizuwakamatsu Date Fukushima (capital) Iwaki Kitakata Kōriyama Minamisōma Motomiya Nihonmatsu Shirakawa Sōma Sukagawa Tamura

Districts	Adachi Date Futaba Higashishirakawa Ishikawa Iwase Kawanuma Minamiaizu Nishishirakawa Ōnuma Sōma Tamura Yama

Regions	Aizu Hamadōri Nakadōri

See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 37°32′41″N 140°20′16″E / 37.5447602°N 140.3378622°E / 37.5447602; 140.3378622

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