Sasaguri篠栗町

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

Sasaguri (篠栗町, Sasaguri-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 31,209 (2020 census), area 38.93 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kasuya 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

篠栗町

Reading

Sasaguri-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kasuya District 糟屋郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

31,209 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

0.0% from 31,210

Area

38.93 km²

Density

802 people per km²

Households

12,228

Under 15

14.9%

65 and over

25.6%

Foreign residents

190 (0.6%)

Code

40342 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sasaguri.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Miyawaka City宮若市
• Sue Town須恵町
• Hisayama Town久山町
• Kasuya Town粕屋町

Questions about Sasaguri

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

Sasaguri (篠栗町) 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 Kasuya District (糟屋郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Sasaguri?

Sasaguri 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 Sasaguri?

31,209 at the 2020 census, unchanged from 31,210 in 2015. The area is 38.93 km², which is 802 people per km². 12,228 households. 25.6% of residents are 65 or older and 14.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sasaguri?

Five: Iizuka City (飯塚市), Miyawaka City (宮若市), Sue Town (須恵町), Hisayama Town (久山町), and Kasuya Town (粕屋町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sasaguri in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sasaguri written in Japanese?

篠栗町, read Sasaguri-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 Sasaguri begin?

福岡県糟屋郡篠栗町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Sasaguri-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.