Chikuzen筑前町

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

Chikuzen (筑前町, Chikuzen-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 29,591 (2020 census), area 67.1 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Asakura 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

筑前町

Reading

Chikuzen-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Asakura District 朝倉郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

29,591 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.0% from 29,306

Area

67.1 km²

Density

441 people per km²

Households

10,627

Under 15

14.0%

65 and over

31.2%

Foreign residents

230 (0.8%)

Code

40447 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.chikuzen.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Chikuzen. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Ogori City小郡市
• Chikushino City筑紫野市
• Kama City嘉麻市
• Asakura City朝倉市
• Tachiarai Town大刀洗町

Questions about Chikuzen

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

Chikuzen (筑前町) 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 Asakura District (朝倉郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Chikuzen?

Chikuzen 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 Chikuzen?

29,591 at the 2020 census, up 1.0% from 29,306 in 2015. The area is 67.1 km², which is 441 people per km². 10,627 households. 31.2% of residents are 65 or older and 14.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Chikuzen?

Six: Iizuka City (飯塚市), Ogori City (小郡市), Chikushino City (筑紫野市), Kama City (嘉麻市), Asakura City (朝倉市), and Tachiarai Town (大刀洗町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Chikuzen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Chikuzen written in Japanese?

筑前町, read Chikuzen-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 Chikuzen begin?

福岡県朝倉郡筑前町… (Fukuoka-ken, Asakura-gun, Chikuzen-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.