Aka赤村

Aka-mura. The name ends in 村 (mura), the word for village.

Aka (赤村, Aka-mura) is a village in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 2,774 (2020 census), area 31.98 km². Borders 4 places.

A village (村 / son or mura) in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

赤村

Reading

Aka-mura

Kind

Village (村): a local government

District (郡)

Tagawa District 田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

2,774 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.2% from 3,022

Area

31.98 km²

Density

87 people per km²

Households

1,072

Under 15

12.7%

65 and over

40.4%

Foreign residents

3 (0.1%)

Code

40609 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.akamura.net

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Aka. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kawara Town香春町
• Soeda Town添田町
• Oto Town大任町
• Miyako Townみやこ町

Questions about Aka

Is Aka a city, a town, or a village?

Aka (赤村) is a village (村, mura) in Fukuoka Prefecture. A village is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Tagawa District (田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Aka?

Aka is in Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県), in the Kyūshū-Okinawa region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Aka?

2,774 at the 2020 census, down 8.2% from 3,022 in 2015. The area is 31.98 km², which is 87 people per km². 1,072 households. 40.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Aka?

Four: Kawara Town (香春町), Soeda Town (添田町), Oto Town (大任町), and Miyako Town (みやこ町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Aka in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Aka written in Japanese?

赤村, read Aka-mura. The last character, 村 (mura), is the word for village, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Aka begin?

福岡県田川郡赤村… (Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Aka-mura, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the village name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.