Munakata宗像市

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

Munakata (宗像市, Munakata-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 97,095 (2020 census), area 119.94 km². Borders 4 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
宗像市
Reading
Munakata-shi
Kind
City (市): a local government
Prefecture
Fukuoka 福岡県
Region
Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Population
97,095 (2020 census)
Change since 2015
+0.6% from 96,516
Area
119.94 km²
Density
810 people per km²
Households
41,038
Under 15
13.7%
65 and over
29.5%
Foreign residents
776 (0.8%)
Code
40220 (団体コード, the municipality code)
Website
www.city.munakata.lg.jp
Wikipedia
English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Munakata. Borders across water are not counted.

Questions about Munakata

Is Munakata a city or a prefecture?
Munakata (宗像市) 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 Munakata?
Munakata 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 Munakata?
97,095 at the 2020 census, up 0.6% from 96,516 in 2015. The area is 119.94 km², which is 810 people per km². 41,038 households. 29.5% of residents are 65 or older and 13.7% are under 15.
Which municipalities border Munakata?
Four: Fukutsu City (福津市), Miyawaka City (宮若市), Okagaki Town (岡垣町), and Kurate Town (鞍手町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Munakata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.
How is Munakata written in Japanese?
宗像市, read Munakata-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 Munakata begin?
福岡県宗像市… (Fukuoka-ken, Munakata-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.

Boundaries and neighbours: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population, households, and age groups: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Website and Wikipedia links: Wikidata.