Kawasaki川崎町

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

Kawasaki (川崎町, Kawasaki-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 15,176 (2020 census), area 36.14 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tagawa 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

川崎町

Reading

Kawasaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tagawa District 田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

15,176 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.6% from 16,789

Area

36.14 km²

Density

420 people per km²

Households

6,921

Under 15

11.8%

65 and over

39.1%

Foreign residents

99 (0.7%)

Code

40605 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town-kawasaki.com

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Kawasaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tagawa City田川市
• Kama City嘉麻市
• Soeda Town添田町
• Oto Town大任町

Questions about Kawasaki

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

Kawasaki (川崎町) 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 Tagawa District (田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kawasaki?

Kawasaki 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 Kawasaki?

15,176 at the 2020 census, down 9.6% from 16,789 in 2015. The area is 36.14 km², which is 420 people per km². 6,921 households. 39.1% of residents are 65 or older and 11.8% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kawasaki?

Four: Tagawa City (田川市), Kama City (嘉麻市), Soeda Town (添田町), and Oto Town (大任町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kawasaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kawasaki written in Japanese?

川崎町, read Kawasaki-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 Kawasaki begin?

福岡県田川郡川崎町… (Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Kawasaki-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.