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Funahashi Village
Toyama Prefecture · Village
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Funahashi Village is in the center of the Toyama Plain on the right bank of the Joganji River and is the smallest municipality in Japan by area. Its population has grown as a commuter town for Toyama City, and it is known as a young village with a high share of children. It has never merged with another municipality since the municipal system of the Meiji era began.
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 Toyama Prefecture
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