Soeda添田町

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

Soeda (添田町, Soeda-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 8,801 (2020 census), area 132.2 km². Borders 8 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Tagawa 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

添田町

Reading

Soeda-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Tagawa District 田川郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

8,801 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.3% from 9,924

Area

132.2 km²

Density

67 people per km²

Households

3,724

Under 15

9.7%

65 and over

44.6%

Foreign residents

9 (0.1%)

Code

40602 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.soeda.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

8 places share a land border with Soeda. Borders across water are not counted.

• Kama City嘉麻市
• Toho Village東峰村
• Kawasaki Town川崎町
• Oto Town大任町
• Aka Village赤村
• Miyako Townみやこ町
• Nakatsu City中津市(Ōita)
• Hita City日田市(Ōita)

Questions about Soeda

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

Soeda (添田町) 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 Tagawa District (田川郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Soeda?

Soeda 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 Soeda?

8,801 at the 2020 census, down 11.3% from 9,924 in 2015. The area is 132.2 km², which is 67 people per km². 3,724 households. 44.6% of residents are 65 or older and 9.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Soeda?

Eight: Kama City (嘉麻市), Toho Village (東峰村), Kawasaki Town (川崎町), Oto Town (大任町), Aka Village (赤村), Miyako Town (みやこ町), Nakatsu City (中津市) in Ōita, and Hita City (日田市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Soeda in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Soeda written in Japanese?

添田町, read Soeda-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 Soeda begin?

福岡県田川郡添田町… (Fukuoka-ken, Tagawa-gun, Soeda-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.