Umi宇美町

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

Umi (宇美町, Umi-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 37,671 (2020 census), area 30.21 km². Borders 6 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

宇美町

Reading

Umi-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

37,671 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.7% from 37,927

Area

30.21 km²

Density

1,247 people per km²

Households

14,093

Under 15

14.2%

65 and over

27.7%

Foreign residents

501 (1.3%)

Code

40341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.umi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Umi. Borders across water are not counted.

• Iizuka City飯塚市
• Chikushino City筑紫野市
• Onojo City大野城市
• Dazaifu City太宰府市
• Shime Town志免町
• Sue Town須恵町

Questions about Umi

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

Umi (宇美町) 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 Umi?

Umi 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 Umi?

37,671 at the 2020 census, down 0.7% from 37,927 in 2015. The area is 30.21 km², which is 1,247 people per km². 14,093 households. 27.7% of residents are 65 or older and 14.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Umi?

Six: Iizuka City (飯塚市), Chikushino City (筑紫野市), Onojo City (大野城市), Dazaifu City (太宰府市), Shime Town (志免町), and Sue Town (須恵町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Umi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Umi written in Japanese?

宇美町, read Umi-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 Umi begin?

福岡県糟屋郡宇美町… (Fukuoka-ken, Kasuya-gun, Umi-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.