Fukuchi福智町

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

Fukuchi (福智町, Fukuchi-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 21,398 (2020 census), area 42.06 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) 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

福智町

Reading

Fukuchi-machi

Kind

Town (町): 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

21,398 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-6.4% from 22,871

Area

42.06 km²

Density

509 people per km²

Households

8,519

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

37.7%

Foreign residents

121 (0.6%)

Code

40610 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fukuchi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kokuraminami Ward小倉南区(Kitakyushu)
• Nogata City直方市
• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Tagawa City田川市
• Kawara Town香春町
• Itoda Town糸田町

Questions about Fukuchi

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

Fukuchi (福智町) 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 Tagawa District (田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fukuchi?

Fukuchi 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 Fukuchi?

21,398 at the 2020 census, down 6.4% from 22,871 in 2015. The area is 42.06 km², which is 509 people per km². 8,519 households. 37.7% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukuchi?

Six: Kokuraminami Ward (小倉南区) of Kitakyushu, Nogata City (直方市), Iizuka City (飯塚市), Tagawa City (田川市), Kawara Town (香春町), and Itoda Town (糸田町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukuchi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukuchi written in Japanese?

福智町, read Fukuchi-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 Fukuchi begin?

福岡県田川郡福智町… (Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Fukuchi-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.