Iino | |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Japan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Date |
Established Title: | First established |
Established Date: | January 1, 1955 |
Area Total Km2: | 21.31 |
Population Total: | 5201 |
Population As Of: | October 1, 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Red pine |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Cherry blossom |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Japanese tit |
Blank4 Name Sec1: | - Fish |
Seal Size: | 70px |
Extinct Date: | July 1, 2008 |
Extinct Title: | Merged with Fukushima City |
was a town located in Date District, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. On July 1, 2008, Iino was merged into the expanded city of Fukushima. As of 2020, the area of the former town had an estimated population of 5,201 and a population density of 270 persons per km².
Iino is famous for UFOs.[1] Japan's first-ever "UFO lab" for study and observation was opened here in 2020.[2] The UFO Fureaikan museum is also located nearby, close to Senganmori mountain.[3]
Iino is located near the center of Fukushima Prefecture in the northern hills of the Abukuma Highlands. The Abukuma River flows on the Western side of the town. Senganmori mountain, one of the town's symbols Prior to the merger, it was the third smallest municipality in Fukushima after the villages of Yugawa and Nakajima.
Per Japanese census data, the population of Iino has declined steadily since 1955.