Fukusaki福崎町

Fukusaki-cho. The name ends in 町 (cho), the word for town.

Fukusaki (福崎町, Fukusaki-cho) is a town in Hyōgo Prefecture. Population 19,377 (2020 census), area 45.79 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kanzaki District, Hyōgo 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

福崎町

Reading

Fukusaki-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kanzaki District 神崎郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Hyōgo 兵庫県

Region

Kansai / Kinki 関西・近畿

Population

19,377 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.8% from 19,738

Area

45.79 km²

Density

423 people per km²

Households

7,795

Under 15

12.9%

65 and over

28.8%

Foreign residents

488 (2.5%)

Code

28443 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.fukusaki.hyogo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Himeji City姫路市
• Kasai City加西市
• Ichikawa Town市川町

Questions about Fukusaki

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

Fukusaki (福崎町) is a town (町, cho) in Hyōgo 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 Kanzaki District (神崎郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Fukusaki?

Fukusaki is in Hyōgo Prefecture (兵庫県), in the Kansai region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Fukusaki?

19,377 at the 2020 census, down 1.8% from 19,738 in 2015. The area is 45.79 km², which is 423 people per km². 7,795 households. 28.8% of residents are 65 or older and 12.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Fukusaki?

Three: Himeji City (姫路市), Kasai City (加西市), and Ichikawa Town (市川町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Fukusaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Fukusaki written in Japanese?

福崎町, read Fukusaki-cho. The last character, 町 (cho), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Fukusaki begin?

兵庫県神崎郡福崎町… (Hyōgo-ken, Kanzaki-gun, Fukusaki-cho, …). 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.