Okagaki岡垣町

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

Okagaki (岡垣町, Okagaki-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 31,007 (2020 census), area 48.64 km². Borders 3 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

岡垣町

Reading

Okagaki-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

31,007 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 31,580

Area

48.64 km²

Density

637 people per km²

Households

12,120

Under 15

13.2%

65 and over

34.1%

Foreign residents

170 (0.5%)

Code

40383 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.okagaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

3 places share a land border with Okagaki. Borders across water are not counted.

• Munakata City宗像市
• Ashiya Town芦屋町
• Onga Town遠賀町

Questions about Okagaki

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

Okagaki (岡垣町) 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 Okagaki?

Okagaki 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 Okagaki?

31,007 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 31,580 in 2015. The area is 48.64 km², which is 637 people per km². 12,120 households. 34.1% of residents are 65 or older and 13.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Okagaki?

Three: Munakata City (宗像市), Ashiya Town (芦屋町), and Onga Town (遠賀町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Okagaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Okagaki written in Japanese?

岡垣町, read Okagaki-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 Okagaki begin?

福岡県遠賀郡岡垣町… (Fukuoka-ken, Onga-gun, Okagaki-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.