Fukutsu福津市
Fukutsu-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.
Fukutsu (福津市, Fukutsu-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 67,033 (2020 census), area 52.76 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.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 福津市
- Reading
- Fukutsu-shi
- Kind
- City (市): a local government
- Prefecture
- Fukuoka 福岡県
- Region
- Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
- Population
- 67,033 (2020 census)
- Change since 2015
- +14.0% from 58,781
- Area
- 52.76 km²
- Density
- 1,271 people per km²
- Households
- 26,534
- Under 15
- 16.4%
- 65 and over
- 28.6%
- Foreign residents
- 409 (0.6%)
- Code
- 40224 (団体コード, the municipality code)
- Website
- www.city.fukutsu.lg.jp
- Wikipedia
- English / 日本語
Neighbouring municipalities
3 places share a land border with Fukutsu. Borders across water are not counted.
Questions about Fukutsu
- Is Fukutsu a city or a prefecture?
- Fukutsu (福津市) 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 Fukutsu?
- Fukutsu 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 Fukutsu?
- 67,033 at the 2020 census, up 14.0% from 58,781 in 2015. The area is 52.76 km², which is 1,271 people per km². 26,534 households. 28.6% of residents are 65 or older and 16.4% are under 15.
- Which municipalities border Fukutsu?
- Three: Munakata City (宗像市), Koga City (古賀市), and Miyawaka City (宮若市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukutsu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
- How is Fukutsu written in Japanese?
- 福津市, read Fukutsu-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 Fukutsu begin?
- 福岡県福津市… (Fukuoka-ken, Fukutsu-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.
Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.