Sue須恵町

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

Sue (須恵町, Sue-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 28,628 (2020 census), area 16.31 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

須恵町

Reading

Sue-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

28,628 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.0% from 27,263

Area

16.31 km²

Density

1,755 people per km²

Households

10,942

Under 15

16.7%

65 and over

27.7%

Foreign residents

306 (1.1%)

Code

40344 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.sue.fukuoka.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Umi Town宇美町
• Sasaguri Town篠栗町
• Shime Town志免町
• Kasuya Town粕屋町

Questions about Sue

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

Sue (須恵町) 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 Sue?

Sue 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 Sue?

28,628 at the 2020 census, up 5.0% from 27,263 in 2015. The area is 16.31 km², which is 1,755 people per km². 10,942 households. 27.7% of residents are 65 or older and 16.7% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Sue?

Five: Iizuka City (飯塚市), Umi Town (宇美町), Sasaguri Town (篠栗町), Shime Town (志免町), and Kasuya Town (粕屋町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Sue in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Sue written in Japanese?

須恵町, read Sue-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 Sue begin?

福岡県糟屋郡須恵町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Sue-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.