Yoshitomi吉富町

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

Yoshitomi (吉富町, Yoshitomi-machi) is a town in Fukuoka Prefecture. Population 6,536 (2020 census), area 5.72 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Chikujo 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

吉富町

Reading

Yoshitomi-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Chikujo District 築上郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Fukuoka 福岡県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

6,536 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 6,627

Area

5.72 km²

Density

1,143 people per km²

Households

2,667

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

32.4%

Foreign residents

58 (0.9%)

Code

40642 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.yoshitomi.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Buzen City豊前市
• Koge Town上毛町
• Nakatsu City中津市(Ōita)

Questions about Yoshitomi

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

Yoshitomi (吉富町) 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 Chikujo District (築上郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Yoshitomi?

Yoshitomi 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 Yoshitomi?

6,536 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 6,627 in 2015. The area is 5.72 km², which is 1,143 people per km². 2,667 households. 32.4% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Yoshitomi?

Three: Buzen City (豊前市), Koge Town (上毛町), and Nakatsu City (中津市) in Ōita. These are the municipalities that share a land border with Yoshitomi in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Yoshitomi written in Japanese?

吉富町, read Yoshitomi-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 Yoshitomi begin?

福岡県築上郡吉富町… (Fukuoka-ken, Chikujo-gun, Yoshitomi-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.