Chikujo築上町

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

Chikujo (築上町, Chikujo-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 17,189 (2020 census), area 119.61 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chikujo 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

築上町

Reading

Chikujo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chikujo District 築上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

17,189 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-7.5% from 18,587

Area

119.61 km²

Density

144 people per km²

Households

6,963

Under 15

11.1%

65 and over

38.3%

Foreign residents

103 (0.6%)

Code

40647 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.chikujo.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Yukuhashi City行橋市
• Buzen City豊前市
• Miyako Townみやこ町
• Nakatsu City中津市(Ōita)

Questions about Chikujo

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

Chikujo (築上町) 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 Chikujo District (築上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chikujo?

Chikujo 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 Chikujo?

17,189 at the 2020 census, down 7.5% from 18,587 in 2015. The area is 119.61 km², which is 144 people per km². 6,963 households. 38.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chikujo?

Four: Yukuhashi City (行橋市), Buzen City (豊前市), Miyako Town (みやこ町), and Nakatsu City (中津市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chikujo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chikujo written in Japanese?

築上町, read Chikujo-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 Chikujo begin?

福岡県築上郡築上町… (Fukuoka-ken, Chikujo-gun, Chikujo-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.