Ashiya芦屋町

Ashiya-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Ashiya (芦屋町, Ashiya-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 13,545 (2020 census), area 11.6 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Onga 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

芦屋町

Reading

Ashiya-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Onga District 遠賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

13,545 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.7% from 14,208

Area

11.6 km²

Density

1,168 people per km²

Households

5,599

Under 15

12.1%

65 and over

32.2%

Foreign residents

86 (0.6%)

Code

40381 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ashiya.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Wakamatsu Ward若松区(Kitakyushu)
• Mizumaki Town水巻町
• Okagaki Town岡垣町
• Onga Town遠賀町

Questions about Ashiya

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

Ashiya (芦屋町) is a town (町, machi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. A town 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 Onga District (遠賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ashiya?

Ashiya 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 Ashiya?

13,545 at the 2020 census, down 4.7% from 14,208 in 2015. The area is 11.6 km², which is 1,168 people per km². 5,599 households. 32.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ashiya?

Four: Wakamatsu Ward (若松区) of Kitakyushu, Mizumaki Town (水巻町), Okagaki Town (岡垣町), and Onga Town (遠賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashiya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ashiya written in Japanese?

芦屋町, read Ashiya-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Ashiya begin?

福岡県遠賀郡芦屋町… (Fukuoka-ken, Onga-gun, Ashiya-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town 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.