Kama嘉麻市

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

Kama (嘉麻市, Kama-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 35,473 (2020 census), area 135.11 km². Borders 8 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

嘉麻市

Reading

Kama-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

35,473 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 38,743

Area

135.11 km²

Density

263 people per km²

Households

15,030

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

40.5%

Foreign residents

259 (0.7%)

Code

40227 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Kama. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Tagawa City田川市
• Asakura City朝倉市
• Keisen Town桂川町
• Chikuzen Town筑前町
• Toho Village東峰村
• Soeda Town添田町
• Kawasaki Town川崎町

Questions about Kama

Is Kama a city or a prefecture?

Kama (嘉麻市) 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 Kama?

Kama 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 Kama?

35,473 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 38,743 in 2015. The area is 135.11 km², which is 263 people per km². 15,030 households. 40.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kama?

Eight: Iizuka City (飯塚市), Tagawa City (田川市), Asakura City (朝倉市), Keisen Town (桂川町), Chikuzen Town (筑前町), Toho Village (東峰村), Soeda Town (添田町), and Kawasaki Town (川崎町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kama written in Japanese?

嘉麻市, read Kama-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 Kama begin?

福岡県嘉麻市… (Fukuoka-ken, Kama-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.