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Katsurao Village
Fukushima Prefecture · Village
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Katsurao Village is in the mountains of the Abukuma Highlands and was formed by the merger of 4 villages: Kaminogawa, Nogawa, Ochiai and Katsurao. The ruins of the residence of the "Katsurao Daijin," a family that built its wealth through ironmaking and other businesses, remain. After the whole village was evacuated due to the nuclear accident, the evacuation orders were lifted in stages, and renewal is progressing.
Key facts
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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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture
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