Nogata直方市

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

Nogata (直方市, Nogata-shi) is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 56,212 (2020 census), area 61.76 km². Borders 7 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

直方市

Reading

Nogata-shi

Kind

City (市): a local government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

56,212 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.6% from 57,146

Area

61.76 km²

Density

910 people per km²

Households

23,675

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

33.9%

Foreign residents

591 (1.1%)

Code

40204 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.city.nogata.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

7 places share a land border with Nogata. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kokuraminami Ward小倉南区(Kitakyushu)
• Yahatanishi Ward八幡西区(Kitakyushu)
• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Miyawaka City宮若市
• Kotake Town小竹町
• Kurate Town鞍手町
• Fukuchi Town福智町

Questions about Nogata

Is Nogata a city or a prefecture?

Nogata (直方市) 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 Nogata?

Nogata 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 Nogata?

56,212 at the 2020 census, down 1.6% from 57,146 in 2015. The area is 61.76 km², which is 910 people per km². 23,675 households. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Nogata?

Seven: Kokuraminami Ward (小倉南区) of Kitakyushu, Yahatanishi Ward (八幡西区) of Kitakyushu, Iizuka City (飯塚市), Miyawaka City (宮若市), Kotake Town (小竹町), Kurate Town (鞍手町), and Fukuchi Town (福智町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Nogata in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Nogata written in Japanese?

直方市, read Nogata-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 Nogata begin?

福岡県直方市… (Fukuoka-ken, Nogata-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.