Kiyama基山町

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

Kiyama (基山町, Kiyama-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 17,250 (2020 census), area 22.15 km². Borders 3 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Miyaki District, Saga 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

基山町

Reading

Kiyama-cho

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Miyaki District 三養基郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

17,250 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-1.4% from 17,501

Area

22.15 km²

Density

779 people per km²

Households

6,756

Under 15

12.6%

65 and over

31.0%

Foreign residents

258 (1.5%)

Code

41341 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kiyama.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Ogori City小郡市(Fukuoka)
• Chikushino City筑紫野市(Fukuoka)
• Tosu City鳥栖市

Questions about Kiyama

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

Kiyama (基山町) is a town (町, cho) in Saga 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 Miyaki District (三養基郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kiyama?

Kiyama is in Saga Prefecture (佐賀県), 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 Kiyama?

17,250 at the 2020 census, down 1.4% from 17,501 in 2015. The area is 22.15 km², which is 779 people per km². 6,756 households. 31.0% of residents are 65 or older and 12.6% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kiyama?

Three: Ogori City (小郡市) in Fukuoka, Chikushino City (筑紫野市) in Fukuoka, and Tosu City (鳥栖市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kiyama in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kiyama written in Japanese?

基山町, read Kiyama-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 Kiyama begin?

佐賀県三養基郡基山町… (Saga-ken, Miyaki-gun, Kiyama-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.