Miyakiみやき町

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

Miyaki (みやき町, Miyaki-cho) is a town in Saga Prefecture. Population 25,511 (2020 census), area 51.92 km². Borders 6 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

みやき町

Reading

Miyaki-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

25,511 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

+0.9% from 25,278

Area

51.92 km²

Density

491 people per km²

Households

9,229

Under 15

13.1%

65 and over

34.7%

Foreign residents

175 (0.7%)

Code

41346 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.miyaki.lg.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

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

• Kurume City久留米市(Fukuoka)
• Nakagawa City那珂川市(Fukuoka)
• Tosu City鳥栖市
• Kanzaki City神埼市
• Yoshinogari Town吉野ヶ里町
• Kamimine Town上峰町

Questions about Miyaki

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

Miyaki (みやき町) 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 Miyaki?

Miyaki 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 Miyaki?

25,511 at the 2020 census, up 0.9% from 25,278 in 2015. The area is 51.92 km², which is 491 people per km². 9,229 households. 34.7% of residents are 65 or older and 13.1% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Miyaki?

Six: Kurume City (久留米市) in Fukuoka, Nakagawa City (那珂川市) in Fukuoka, Tosu City (鳥栖市), Kanzaki City (神埼市), Yoshinogari Town (吉野ヶ里町), and Kamimine Town (上峰町). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Miyaki in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Miyaki written in Japanese?

みやき町, read Miyaki-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 Miyaki begin?

佐賀県三養基郡みやき町… (Saga-ken, Miyaki-gun, Miyaki-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.