Fukushima Pref ecture

Naka-Dori Region(Ken-poku District)


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Furthers industrial accumulation centering on electrical/machinery industries.

The Tohoku Expressway, Tohoku Shinkansen, Yamagata Shinkansen, etc. provide convenience on this district and lead to industrial accumulation centering on electric/machinery industries. The higher education institutions, cultural facilities, and the life-long study facilities are complete, and the living environment is superior.

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Educational Institutions of the Ken-poku District

Name Location Curriculum
●University
Fukushima University Fukushima City Administrative Policy Studies, Symbiotic Systems Science and Technology, etc. science/Economics and business administration
Fukushima Medical University Fukushima City Medical, Nursing
Fukushima Gakuin University Fukushima City Welfare
Sakurano Seibo Junior College Fukushima City English, Living Science
Fukushima Gakuin Junior College Fukushima City Nutrition and Food Science, Information Business, etc.
●High School
Total number of High Schools : 23 (Number of High Schools : 4, Number of Information High Schools : 4 )

Characteristics of the Ken-poku District

Percentage of total in Fukushima

13% Area : 1,753.42km2
(Total Area : 13,782.75km2)
25% Population :496,823
(Total Population : 2,028,752)
*Population : Ministry of internal Affairs Communication, "2010 Population Census"
22% Manufacturing Facilities Number of
Enterprises : 971
(Total Number of Enterprises : 4,390)
25% Number of Employees
in Manufacturing : 42,021
(Total Number of Workers Employed : 165,400)
28% Shipment of Manufactured Goods : 1.3249 trillion yen
(Total Shipment of Manufactured Goods : 4.6524 trillion yen)
*Number of enterprises/employees, value of goods shipped, etc. : Fukushima prefecture, "2009Annual Survey of Production"(preliminary figures).

Monthly Average Temperature and Precipitation (Fukushima City)