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Kurume
is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Kurume is located in the Chikugo Plain in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. The urban center is located approximately 40 kilometers from the prefectural capital at Fukuoka City, but due to the incorporation of surrounding municipalities in 2005, the city area has become approximately 32 kilometers east-west and approximately 16 kilometers north-south, making it a municipality with a long east-west direction. The Chikugo River flows from the northeast to the southwest of the city. The boundary is drawn almost along the river, and there are only a few parts of the city where the Chikugo River runs through the city. From the southern part of the city to the southeastern part is a mountain range called the Minou Mountain Range, which includes mountains such as Mt. Takatori, Mt. Hatsush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fukuoka Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hirokawa, Fukuoka
270px, Zenzozuka Kofun is a town located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 19,215 in 8186 households, and a population density of 510 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Hirokawa is located in an inland area of southern Fukuoka Prefecture. The western part of the town is on the eastern edge of the Chikugo Plain, and is close to the urban areas of Kurume and Yame.The eastern part of the town is a mountainous area with traditional hamlets. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikugo *Kurume * Yame Climate Hirokawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hirokawa is 15.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1946 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.5 °C, and lowest in January, at around 4.6& ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tachiarai, Fukuoka
270px, Tachiarai Town Hall is a town located in Mii District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,065 in 6283 households, and a population density of 700 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geography Tachiarai is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture and the northern part of the Chikugo Plain, approximately 15 kilometers northeast of Kurume City and approximately 30 kilometers southeast of Fukuoka City. The topography is flat and the Chikugo River flows through the southeastern part of the town, forming the border with Kurume City. Tachiarai is divided into three neighborhoods: Ozeki, Hongō and Kikuchi. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Asakura * Chikuzen *Kurume * Ogōri Climate Tachiarai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Tachiarai is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Core Cities Of Japan
A is a class or category of cities of Japan, Japanese cities. It is a local administrative division created by the national government.Web-Japan.org"Local self-government", p. 3 retrieved 2012-11-28. Core cities are delegated many functions normally carried out by Prefectures of Japan, prefectural governments, but not as many as Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated cities. To become a candidate for core city status, a city must have a population greater than 300,000 and an area greater than 100 square kilometers, although special exceptions may be made by order of the cabinet for cities with populations under 300,000 but over 200,000. After the abolition of Special cities of Japan, special city status on April 1, 2015, any city with a population above 200,000 may apply for core city status. Application for designation is made by a city with the approval of both the city and prefectural assemblies. History The term "core city" was created by the first c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yame
270px, Yame City Hall 270px, Iwatoyama Kofun is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan. Geography Yame is located in mountainous southern Fukuoka Prefecture bordering Ōita Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture. The Yabe River, which flows from Mount Mikuni on the prefectural border, flows through Yabe into the Ariake Sea. The land has a basin-like topography. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikugo * Hirokawa *Kurume * Miyama * Ukiha Kumamoto Prefecture * Nagomi * Yamaga Ōita Prefecture * Hita Climate Yame has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yame is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōki, Fukuoka
270px, Ishimaruyama park is a town located in Mizuma District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 13,716 in 5238 households, and a population density of 750 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Ōki is locatedi in southwestern Fukuoka Prefecture, approximately 15 kilometers southwest of the center of Kurume City. The entire town is part of the Chikugo Plain, and a creek runs through the town. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikugo * Kurume * Ōkawa * Yanagawa Climate Ōki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōki is 15.3 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1902 mm with September as the wettest month. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ōki is as shown below History The area of Ōki was part of ancient Chikugo Province and in the Heian period w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukiha, Fukuoka
file:Tsuzura-tanada, Ukiha 01.jpg, 270px, Tsuzura rice terraces is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 27,723 in 11449 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Ukiha is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture, adjacent to Hita City in Oita Prefecture. It borders Asakura City across the Chikugo River, Tanushimaru-cho, Kurume City to the west, and Hoshino-mura, Yame City to the south. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Asakura, Fukuoka, Asakura *Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume *Yame, Fukuoka, Yame Ōita Prefecture *Hita, Ōita , Hita Climate Ukiha has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ukiha is 13.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1875 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chikugo River
The flows through Kumamoto, Ōita, Fukuoka and Saga prefectures in Japan. With a total length of , it is the longest river on Kyūshū. It flows from Mount Aso and empties into the Ariake Sea. It is also nicknamed "Tsukushi Jirō". The upper reaches of the river are important to forestry, and the middle and lower reaches are important to local agriculture, providing irrigation to some of rice fields on the Tsukushi Plain. The river is also important to industry, with twenty electrical power plants located along its banks, as well as the major city of Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture. Recognizing the requirement to satisfy divergent needs of various communities along the river, the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism designated the Chikugo River (along with six other river systems in Japan) as a "Water Resources Development River System" with a comprehensive utilization plan to develop the river's resources.de Graaf, ''Urban Water in Japan''. page 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōkawa, Fukuoka
file:Chikugo River Lift Bridge UP 20110914.jpg, 270px, Chikugo River Lift Bridge is a Cities of Japan, city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 31,605 in 13984 households, and a population density of 940 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ōkawa is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture next to the border with Saga Prefecture. The Chikugo River flows from northeast to southwest through the city, which is relatively flat. At the centre of Ōkawa, the Hanamune River flows into the Chikugo River as a tributary. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume * Ōki, Fukuoka, Ōki * Yanagawa, Fukuoka, Yanagawa Saga Prefecture * Kanzaki, Saga, Kanzaki * Saga, Saga, Saga Climate Ōkawa has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ōkawa is 16.3 °C. The average annual rainfall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ogōri, Fukuoka
270px, Ogōri City Hall 270px, Tanabata Jinja is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,590 in 25998 households, and a population density of 1309 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Ogōri is located in southern Fukuoka Prefecture. The city is long and narrow from north-to-south. The Homan River, a tributary of the Chikugo River water system, runs through the city from north-to-south. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikushino * Chikuzen *Kurume * Tachiarai Saga Prefecture * Kiyama * Tosu Climate Ogōri has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ogōri is 15.2 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1766 mm with September as the wettest month. Demographics Per Japanese census data, the population of Ogōri is as shown below History The area of Ogōri was part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asakura, Fukuoka
file:Asakura city office.jpg, 270px, Asakura CIty Hall is a Cities of Japan, city located in south central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 50,488 in 22168 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Asakura is located in the central part of Fukuoka Prefecture, about 40 km southeast of Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Fukuoka and about 20 km northeast of Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume. Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Chikuzen, Fukuoka, Chikuzen *Kama, Fukuoka, Kama *Kurume, Fukuoka, Kurume *Tachiarai, Fukuoka, Tachiarai *Tōhō, Fukuoka, Tōhō *Ukiha, Fukuoka, Ukiha Ōita Prefecture *Hita, Ōita, Hita Climate Asakura has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Asakura is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanzaki, Saga
is a city located in Saga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,329 in 12,440 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kanzaki is located approximately 10 kilometers northeast of the center of Saga City, and has a long and narrow city area from north to south. The northern part is located in the Sefuri Mountains. The southern part of the city is located in the Saga Plain on the north bank of the Chikugo River, and the Jōbaru River runs through the middle portion of the city. In addition, the southeastern part borders Kurume, Fukuoka, across the Chikugo River. *Mountains: Mount Sefuri (1055 m), Mt. Doki (Mt. Hatten, 430 m) *Rivers: Chikugo River, Jōbaru River, Tade River, Sanbonmatsu River Adjoining municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture *Kurume * Ōkawa * Sawara Ward, Fukuoka City Saga Prefecture * Miyaki *Saga * Yoshinogari Climate Kanzaki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
