Mizumaki水巻町

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

Mizumaki (水巻町, Mizumaki-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 28,114 (2020 census), area 11.01 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Onga 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

水巻町

Reading

Mizumaki-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Onga District 遠賀郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

28,114 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-3.0% from 28,997

Area

11.01 km²

Density

2,553 people per km²

Households

12,315

Under 15

12.5%

65 and over

33.2%

Foreign residents

430 (1.5%)

Code

40382 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mizumaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

5 places share a land border with Mizumaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Wakamatsu Ward若松区(Kitakyushu)
• Yahatanishi Ward八幡西区(Kitakyushu)
• Nakama City中間市
• Ashiya Town芦屋町
• Onga Town遠賀町

Questions about Mizumaki

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

Mizumaki (水巻町) 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 Onga District (遠賀郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mizumaki?

Mizumaki 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 Mizumaki?

28,114 at the 2020 census, down 3.0% from 28,997 in 2015. The area is 11.01 km², which is 2,553 people per km². 12,315 households. 33.2% of residents are 65 or older and 12.5% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizumaki?

Five: Wakamatsu Ward (若松区) of Kitakyushu, Yahatanishi Ward (八幡西区) of Kitakyushu, Nakama City (中間市), Ashiya Town (芦屋町), and Onga Town (遠賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mizumaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizumaki written in Japanese?

水巻町, read Mizumaki-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 Mizumaki begin?

福岡県遠賀郡水巻町… (Fukuoka-ken, Onga-gun, Mizumaki-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.