Kotake小竹町

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

Kotake (小竹町, Kotake-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 7,151 (2020 census), area 14.28 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kurate 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

小竹町

Reading

Kotake-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kurate District 鞍手郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

7,151 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-8.4% from 7,810

Area

14.28 km²

Density

501 people per km²

Households

3,210

Under 15

8.5%

65 and over

42.3%

Foreign residents

196 (2.7%)

Code

40401 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

town.kotake.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Kotake. Borders across water are not counted.

• Nogata City直方市
• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Miyawaka City宮若市

Questions about Kotake

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

Kotake (小竹町) 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 Kurate District (鞍手郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kotake?

Kotake 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 Kotake?

7,151 at the 2020 census, down 8.4% from 7,810 in 2015. The area is 14.28 km², which is 501 people per km². 3,210 households. 42.3% of residents are 65 or older and 8.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kotake?

Three: Nogata City (直方市), Iizuka City (飯塚市), and Miyawaka City (宮若市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kotake in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kotake written in Japanese?

小竹町, read Kotake-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 Kotake begin?

福岡県鞍手郡小竹町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kurate-gun, Kotake-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.