Hirokawa広川町

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

Hirokawa (広川町, Hirokawa-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 19,969 (2020 census), area 37.94 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Yame 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

広川町

Reading

Hirokawa-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Yame District 八女郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

19,969 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.1% from 20,183

Area

37.94 km²

Density

526 people per km²

Households

7,486

Under 15

13.4%

65 and over

30.2%

Foreign residents

291 (1.5%)

Code

40544 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hirokawa.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kurume City久留米市
• Yame City八女市
• Chikugo City筑後市

Questions about Hirokawa

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

Hirokawa (広川町) 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 Yame District (八女郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hirokawa?

Hirokawa 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 Hirokawa?

19,969 at the 2020 census, down 1.1% from 20,183 in 2015. The area is 37.94 km², which is 526 people per km². 7,486 households. 30.2% of residents are 65 or older and 13.4% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hirokawa?

Three: Kurume City (久留米市), Yame City (八女市), and Chikugo City (筑後市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hirokawa in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hirokawa written in Japanese?

広川町, read Hirokawa-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 Hirokawa begin?

福岡県八女郡広川町… (Fukuoka-ken, Yame-gun, Hirokawa-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.