Kurate鞍手町

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

Kurate (鞍手町, Kurate-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 15,080 (2020 census), area 35.6 km². Borders 6 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

鞍手町

Reading

Kurate-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

15,080 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.8% from 16,007

Area

35.6 km²

Density

424 people per km²

Households

6,263

Under 15

11.0%

65 and over

39.3%

Foreign residents

191 (1.3%)

Code

40402 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kurate.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Kurate. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yahatanishi Ward八幡西区(Kitakyushu)
• Nogata City直方市
• Nakama City中間市
• Munakata City宗像市
• Miyawaka City宮若市
• Onga Town遠賀町

Questions about Kurate

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

Kurate (鞍手町) 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 Kurate?

Kurate 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 Kurate?

15,080 at the 2020 census, down 5.8% from 16,007 in 2015. The area is 35.6 km², which is 424 people per km². 6,263 households. 39.3% of residents are 65 or older and 11.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kurate?

Six: Yahatanishi Ward (八幡西区) of Kitakyushu, Nogata City (直方市), Nakama City (中間市), Munakata City (宗像市), Miyawaka City (宮若市), and Onga Town (遠賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kurate in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kurate written in Japanese?

鞍手町, read Kurate-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 Kurate begin?

福岡県鞍手郡鞍手町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kurate-gun, Kurate-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.