Kurume久留米市

Kurume-shi. The name ends in 市 (shi), the word for city.

Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 303,316 (2020 census), area 229.96 km². Borders 12 places.

A city (市 / shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan.

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Facts

Japanese name

久留米市

Reading

Kurume-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

303,316 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.4% from 304,552

Area

229.96 km²

Density

1,319 people per km²

Households

128,716

Under 15

13.3%

65 and over

28.1%

Foreign residents

4,096 (1.4%)

Code

40203 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

12 places share a land border with Kurume. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yame City八女市
• Chikugo City筑後市
• Okawa City大川市
• Ogori City小郡市
• Ukiha Cityうきは市
• Asakura City朝倉市
• Tachiarai Town大刀洗町
• Oki Town大木町
• Hirokawa Town広川町
• Tosu City鳥栖市(Saga)
• Kanzaki City神埼市(Saga)
• Miyaki Townみやき町(Saga)

Questions about Kurume

Is Kurume a city or a prefecture?

Kurume (久留米市) is a city (市, shi) in Fukuoka Prefecture. It is a municipality, the lower of Japan's two tiers of local government, and elects its own mayor and assembly.

Where is Kurume?

Kurume 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 Kurume?

303,316 at the 2020 census, down 0.4% from 304,552 in 2015. The area is 229.96 km², which is 1,319 people per km². 128,716 households. 28.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kurume?

12: Yame City (八女市), Chikugo City (筑後市), Okawa City (大川市), Ogori City (小郡市), Ukiha City (うきは市), Asakura City (朝倉市), Tachiarai Town (大刀洗町), Oki Town (大木町), Hirokawa Town (広川町), Tosu City (鳥栖市) in Saga, Kanzaki City (神埼市) in Saga, and Miyaki Town (みやき町) in Saga. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kurume in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kurume written in Japanese?

久留米市, read Kurume-shi. The last character, 市 (shi), is the word for city, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Kurume begin?

福岡県久留米市… (Fukuoka-ken, Kurume-shi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the city name. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.