Kasuya粕屋町

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

Kasuya (粕屋町, Kasuya-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 48,190 (2020 census), area 14.13 km². Borders 5 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

粕屋町

Reading

Kasuya-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

48,190 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+6.2% from 45,360

Area

14.13 km²

Density

3,410 people per km²

Households

19,899

Under 15

17.9%

65 and over

17.9%

Foreign residents

699 (1.5%)

Code

40349 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kasuya.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Kasuya. Borders across water are not counted.

• Higashi Ward東区(Fukuoka)
• Sasaguri Town篠栗町
• Shime Town志免町
• Sue Town須恵町
• Hisayama Town久山町

Questions about Kasuya

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

Kasuya (粕屋町) 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 Kasuya?

Kasuya 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 Kasuya?

48,190 at the 2020 census, up 6.2% from 45,360 in 2015. The area is 14.13 km², which is 3,410 people per km². 19,899 households. 17.9% of residents are 65 or older and 17.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kasuya?

Five: Higashi Ward (東区) of Fukuoka, Sasaguri Town (篠栗町), Shime Town (志免町), Sue Town (須恵町), and Hisayama Town (久山町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kasuya in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kasuya written in Japanese?

粕屋町, read Kasuya-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 Kasuya begin?

福岡県糟屋郡粕屋町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Kasuya-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.