Kikuyo菊陽町

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

Kikuyo (菊陽町, Kikuyo-machi) is a town in Kumamoto Prefecture. Population 43,337 (2020 census), area 37.46 km². Borders 5 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kikuchi 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

菊陽町

Reading

Kikuyo-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kikuchi District 菊池郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Kumamoto 熊本県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

43,337 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+5.7% from 40,984

Area

37.46 km²

Density

1,157 people per km²

Households

17,794

Under 15

17.2%

65 and over

21.1%

Foreign residents

425 (1.0%)

Code

43404 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kikuyo.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Higashi Ward東区(Kumamoto)
• Kita Ward北区(Kumamoto)
• Koshi City合志市
• Ozu Town大津町
• Mashiki Town益城町

Questions about Kikuyo

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

Kikuyo (菊陽町) 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 Kikuchi District (菊池郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kikuyo?

Kikuyo 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 Kikuyo?

43,337 at the 2020 census, up 5.7% from 40,984 in 2015. The area is 37.46 km², which is 1,157 people per km². 17,794 households. 21.1% of residents are 65 or older and 17.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kikuyo?

Five: Higashi Ward (東区) of Kumamoto, Kita Ward (北区) of Kumamoto, Koshi City (合志市), Ozu Town (大津町), and Mashiki Town (益城町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kikuyo in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kikuyo written in Japanese?

菊陽町, read Kikuyo-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 Kikuyo begin?

熊本県菊池郡菊陽町… (Kumamoto-ken, Kikuchi-gun, Kikuyo-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.