Dazaifu太宰府市

Dazaifu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Dazaifu (太宰府市, Dazaifu-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 73,164 (2020 census), area 29.6 km². Borders 3 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

太宰府市

Reading

Dazaifu-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

73,164 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+1.4% from 72,168

Area

29.6 km²

Density

2,472 people per km²

Households

30,945

Under 15

14.2%

65 and over

28.3%

Foreign residents

531 (0.7%)

Code

40221 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.dazaifu.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Dazaifu. Borders across water are not counted.

• Chikushino City筑紫野市
• Onojo City大野城市
• Umi Town宇美町

Questions about Dazaifu

Is Dazaifu a city or a prefecture?

Dazaifu (太宰府市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Dazaifu?

Dazaifu 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 Dazaifu?

73,164 at the 2020 census, up 1.4% from 72,168 in 2015. The area is 29.6 km², which is 2,472 people per km². 30,945 households. 28.3% of residents are 65 or older and 14.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Dazaifu?

Three: Chikushino City (筑紫野市), Onojo City (大野城市), and Umi Town (宇美町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Dazaifu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Dazaifu written in Japanese?

太宰府市, read Dazaifu-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Dazaifu begin?

福岡県太宰府市… (Fukuoka-ken, Dazaifu-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.