Kusu玖珠町

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

Kusu (玖珠町, Kusu-machi) is a town in Ōita Prefecture. Population 14,386 (2020 census), area 286.6 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kusu District, Ōita 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

玖珠町

Reading

Kusu-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kusu District 玖珠郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Ōita 大分県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

14,386 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-9.1% from 15,823

Area

286.6 km²

Density

50 people per km²

Households

5,808

Under 15

11.2%

65 and over

38.5%

Foreign residents

106 (0.7%)

Code

44462 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kusu.oita.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Oguni Town小国町(Kumamoto)
• Nakatsu City中津市
• Hita City日田市
• Usa City宇佐市
• Yufu City由布市
• Kokonoe Town九重町

Questions about Kusu

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

Kusu (玖珠町) is a town (町, machi) in Ōita 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 Kusu District (玖珠郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kusu?

Kusu is in Ōita Prefecture (大分県), 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 Kusu?

14,386 at the 2020 census, down 9.1% from 15,823 in 2015. The area is 286.6 km², which is 50 people per km². 5,808 households. 38.5% of residents are 65 or older and 11.2% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kusu?

Six: Oguni Town (小国町) in Kumamoto, Nakatsu City (中津市), Hita City (日田市), Usa City (宇佐市), Yufu City (由布市), and Kokonoe Town (九重町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kusu in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kusu written in Japanese?

玖珠町, read Kusu-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 Kusu begin?

大分県玖珠郡玖珠町… (Ōita-ken, Kusu-gun, Kusu-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.