Kohoku江北町

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

Kohoku (江北町, Kohoku-machi) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 9,566 (2020 census), area 24.49 km². Borders 4 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Kishima 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

江北町

Reading

Kohoku-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Kishima District 杵島郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Saga 佐賀県

Region

Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄

Population

9,566 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-0.2% from 9,583

Area

24.49 km²

Density

391 people per km²

Households

3,433

Under 15

15.0%

65 and over

28.6%

Foreign residents

67 (0.7%)

Code

41424 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.kouhoku.saga.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Taku City多久市
• Ogi City小城市
• Omachi Town大町町
• Shiroishi Town白石町

Questions about Kohoku

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

Kohoku (江北町) is a town (町, machi) 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 Kishima District (杵島郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Kohoku?

Kohoku 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 Kohoku?

9,566 at the 2020 census, down 0.2% from 9,583 in 2015. The area is 24.49 km², which is 391 people per km². 3,433 households. 28.6% of residents are 65 or older and 15.0% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Kohoku?

Four: Taku City (多久市), Ogi City (小城市), Omachi Town (大町町), and Shiroishi Town (白石町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Kohoku in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Kohoku written in Japanese?

江北町, read Kohoku-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 Kohoku begin?

佐賀県杵島郡江北町… (Saga-ken, Kishima-gun, Kohoku-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.