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Funahashi

Coordinates: 36°42′12.7″N 137°18′26.5″E / 36.703528°N 137.307361°E

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Funahashi 舟橋村
Village
Funahashi Village Office
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Location of Funahashi in Toyama Prefecture
Funahashi
Coordinates: 36°42′12.7″N 137°18′26.5″E / 36.703528°N 137.307361°E / 36.703528; 137.307361
Country	Japan
Region	Chūbu (Hokuriku)
Prefecture	Toyama
District	Nakaniikawa
Area
• Total	3.47 km² (1.34 sq mi)
Population (February 2024)
• Total	3,304
• Density	950/km² (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
Symbols
• Flower	Satsuki azalea
Address	55 Busshōji, Funahashi-mura, Nakaniikawa-gun, Toyama-ken 930-0295
Website	Official website

Funahashi (舟橋村, Funahashi-mura) is a village located in Nakaniikawa District, Toyama Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024^[update], the village had an estimated population of 3,304 in 1195 households^[1] and a population density of 952 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,470/sq mi). The total area of the town was 3.47 square kilometres (1.34 sq mi), making it the smallest municipality in Japan in terms of area .^[2]

Geography

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Funahashi is located in central Toyama Prefecture.

Surrounding municipalities

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Toyama Prefecture
- Kamiichi
- Tateyama
- Toyama

Climate

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The town has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by hot summers and cold winters with heavy snowfall. The average annual temperature in Funahashi is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2306 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.4 °C, and lowest in January, at around 2.6 °C.^[3]

Demographics

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Per Japanese census data,^[4] the population of Funahashi has more than doubled over the past 30 years.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	1,357	—
1980	1,360	+0.2%
1990	1,371	+0.8%
2000	2,153	+57.0%
2010	2,967	+37.8%
2020	3,132	+5.6%

History

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Map of Nakaniikawa district in Meiji era, with Funahashi labelled no. 16

The area of present-day Funahashi was part of ancient Etchū Province. The modern village of Funahashi was created with the establishment of the municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Funahashi is the only village left in Toyama prefecture, after any other villages were merged with towns or cities.

Economy

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Agriculture (rice, edamame, acorn squash) was traditionally the mainstay of the local economy; however, the village has increasingly become a bedroom community for nearby Toyama.

Education

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Funahashi has one public elementary school and one public middle school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.

Transportation

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Railway

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Toyama Chihō Railway Main Line
- Etchū-Funahashi

Highway

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The village is not on any national highway or expressway

References

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^ Funahashi village official statistics(in Japanese)
^ 北陸地方で面積の大きい市町村上位10位及び面積の小さい市町村上位10位. Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (in Japanese). GSI. February 1, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ Funahashi climate data
^ Funahashi population statistics

External links

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Media related to Funahashi, Toyama at Wikimedia Commons
Official website (in Japanese)

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Toyama (capital)
Core city	Toyama
Cities	Himi Imizu Kurobe Namerikawa Nanto Oyabe Takaoka Tonami Uozu
Districts	Nakaniikawa District Funahashi Kamiichi Tateyama Shimoniikawa District Asahi Nyūzen
Former Districts	Higashitonami District Himi District Imizu District Kaminiikawa District Nei District Nishitonami District
List of mergers in Toyama Prefecture

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