Hisayama久山町

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

Hisayama (久山町, Hisayama-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 9,068 (2020 census), area 37.44 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kasuya 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

久山町

Reading

Hisayama-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kasuya District 糟屋郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,068 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+10.2% from 8,225

Area

37.44 km²

Density

242 people per km²

Households

3,279

Under 15

16.7%

65 and over

27.3%

Foreign residents

254 (2.8%)

Code

40348 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.hisayama.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区(Fukuoka)
• Koga City古賀市
• Miyawaka City宮若市
• Sasaguri Town篠栗町
• Shingu Town新宮町
• Kasuya Town粕屋町

Questions about Hisayama

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

Hisayama (久山町) 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 Kasuya District (糟屋郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Hisayama?

Hisayama 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 Hisayama?

9,068 at the 2020 census, up 10.2% from 8,225 in 2015. The area is 37.44 km², which is 242 people per km². 3,279 households. 27.3% of residents are 65 or older and 16.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Hisayama?

Six: Higashi Ward (東区) of Fukuoka, Koga City (古賀市), Miyawaka City (宮若市), Sasaguri Town (篠栗町), Shingu Town (新宮町), and Kasuya Town (粕屋町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Hisayama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Hisayama written in Japanese?

久山町, read Hisayama-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 Hisayama begin?

福岡県糟屋郡久山町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Hisayama-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.