| Nakajima | |
| Native Name Lang: | ja |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Japan |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | |
| Coordinates: | 37.1488°N 140.3502°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Japan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tōhoku |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fukushima |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Nishishirakawa |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Area Total Km2: | 18.92 |
| Population Total: | 5031 |
| Population As Of: | April 2020 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | Japan Standard Time |
| Utc Offset1: | +9 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | City Symbols |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | - Tree |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Pinus densiflora |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | - Flower |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Rhododendron indicum |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | - Bird |
| Blank4 Name Sec1: | - Fish |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Phone number |
| Blank Info Sec2: | 0248-52-2111 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | Address |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | Nametsu Nakajima-nishi 11-1 Nakajima-mura, Nishishirakawa-gun, Fukushima-ken 961-0192 |
is a village located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan., the village had an estimated population of 5,031 in 1696 households,[1] and a population density of 270 persons per km². The total area of the village was 18.92km2.
Nakajima is located in the flatlands of south-central Fukushima prefecture.
Per Japanese census data,[2] the population of Nakajima has remained relatively stable over the past 50 years.
Nakajima has a humid climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa). The average annual temperature in Nakajima is . The average annual rainfall is 1341mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around, and lowest in January, at around .[3]
The area of present-day Nakajima was part of ancient Mutsu Province. The area was mostly tenryō territory under the direct control of the Tokugawa shogunate during the Edo period, except for a portion which was an exclave of Takada Domain of Echigo Province. After the Meiji Restoration, it was organized as part of Nishishirakawa District in the Nakadōri region of Iwaki Province. The villages of Nametsu and Yoshikogawa. were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Nakajima Village was formed on January 1, 1955 through the merger of the two villages.
The economy of Nakajima is primarily agricultural.
Nakajima has two public elementary schools and one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.