Keisen桂川町

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

Keisen (桂川町, Keisen-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 12,878 (2020 census), area 20.14 km². Borders 2 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kaho 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

桂川町

Reading

Keisen-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kaho District 嘉穂郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

12,878 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-4.6% from 13,496

Area

20.14 km²

Density

639 people per km²

Households

5,132

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

35.4%

Foreign residents

102 (0.8%)

Code

40421 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.keisen.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Kama City嘉麻市

Questions about Keisen

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

Keisen (桂川町) 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 Kaho District (嘉穂郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Keisen?

Keisen 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 Keisen?

12,878 at the 2020 census, down 4.6% from 13,496 in 2015. The area is 20.14 km², which is 639 people per km². 5,132 households. 35.4% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Keisen?

Two: Iizuka City (飯塚市) and Kama City (嘉麻市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Keisen in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Keisen written in Japanese?

桂川町, read Keisen-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 Keisen begin?

福岡県嘉穂郡桂川町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kaho-gun, Keisen-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.