Ashikita芦北町

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

Ashikita (芦北町, Ashikita-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 15,681 (2020 census), area 234.01 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Ashikita District, Kumamoto 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

芦北町

Reading

Ashikita-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Ashikita District 葦北郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

15,681 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-11.2% from 17,661

Area

234.01 km²

Density

67 people per km²

Households

5,996

Under 15

10.3%

65 and over

44.8%

Foreign residents

31 (0.2%)

Code

43482 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.ashikita.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

4 places share a land border with Ashikita. Borders across water are not counted.

• Yatsushiro City八代市
• Minamata City水俣市
• Tsunagi Town津奈木町
• Kuma Village球磨村

Questions about Ashikita

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

Ashikita (芦北町) is a town (町, machi) in Kumamoto 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 Ashikita District (葦北郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Ashikita?

Ashikita is in Kumamoto Prefecture (熊本県), 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 Ashikita?

15,681 at the 2020 census, down 11.2% from 17,661 in 2015. The area is 234.01 km², which is 67 people per km². 5,996 households. 44.8% of residents are 65 or older and 10.3% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Ashikita?

Four: Yatsushiro City (八代市), Minamata City (水俣市), Tsunagi Town (津奈木町), and Kuma Village (球磨村). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Ashikita in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Ashikita written in Japanese?

芦北町, read Ashikita-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 Ashikita begin?

熊本県葦北郡芦北町… (Kumamoto-ken, Ashikita-gun, Ashikita-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.