Kanda苅田町

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

Kanda (苅田町, Kanda-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 37,684 (2020 census), area 49.24 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyako 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

苅田町

Reading

Kanda-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyako District 京都郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

37,684 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+7.8% from 34,963

Area

49.24 km²

Density

765 people per km²

Households

17,722

Under 15

13.8%

65 and over

24.6%

Foreign residents

1,213 (3.2%)

Code

40621 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kanda.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

2 places share a land border with Kanda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kokuraminami Ward小倉南区(Kitakyushu)
• Yukuhashi City行橋市

Questions about Kanda

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

Kanda (苅田町) 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 Miyako District (京都郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kanda?

Kanda 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 Kanda?

37,684 at the 2020 census, up 7.8% from 34,963 in 2015. The area is 49.24 km², which is 765 people per km². 17,722 households. 24.6% of residents are 65 or older and 13.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kanda?

Two: Kokuraminami Ward (小倉南区) of Kitakyushu and Yukuhashi City (行橋市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kanda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kanda written in Japanese?

苅田町, read Kanda-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 Kanda begin?

福岡県京都郡苅田町… (Fukuoka-ken, Miyako-gun, Kanda-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.