Chikuzen, Fukuoka

Town in Kyushu, Japan

Chikuzen

筑前町

Town

Chikuzen Town Hall

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Location of Chikuzen in Fukuoka Prefecture

Chikuzen

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 33°27′25″N 130°35′43″E﻿ / ﻿33.45694°N 130.59528°E﻿ / 33.45694; 130.59528
Country| Japan
Region| Kyushu
Prefecture| Fukuoka
District| Asakura
Area

• Total

| 67.10 km2 (25.91 sq mi)
Population

(January 31, 2024)

• Total

| 30,470
• Density| 450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address| 373 Shinokuma, Chikuzen-cho, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-ken 838-0298
Website| Official website
Symbols

Bird| Japanese bush warbler
Flower| Wisteria floribunda
Tree| Sakura
Zero fighter at Tachiarai Memorial Museum

Chikuzen (筑前町, Chikuzen-machi) is a town located in Asakura District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024[update], the town had an estimated population of 30,470 in 12358 households, and a population density of 450 persons per km2.[1] The total area of the town is 67.10 km2 (25.91 sq mi).

## Geography

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Chikuzen is located in the central-southern part of Fukuoka Prefecture, approximately 25 kilometers southeast of Fukuoka city and approximately 20 kilometers northeast of Kurume city. The western, southwestern, and southern parts of the town are located at the northern end of the Chikugo Plain, and the terrain is relatively flat, and the main urban area is on this flat land. On the other hand, the eastern, northeastern, and northern regions are mountainous.

### Neighboring municipalities

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Fukuoka Prefecture

* Asakura
* Chikushino
* Iizuka
* Kama
* Ogōri
* Tachiarai

### Climate

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Chikuzen has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Chikuzen is 14.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1766 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.2 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.9 °C.[2]

### Demographics

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Per Japanese census data, the population of Chikuzen is as shown below

Historical populationYear| Pop.| ±%

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1940 | 21,117| —
1950 | 19,384| −8.2%
1960 | 18,737| −3.3%
1970 | 22,273| +18.9%
1980 | 24,572| +10.3%
1990 | 28,926| +17.7%
2000 | 28,822| −0.4%
2010 | 29,234| +1.4%
2020 | 29,578| +1.2%

## History

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The area of Chikuzen was part of ancient Chikuzen Province. Numerous burial mounds from the Kofun period are found in the area. During the Edo Period, the area was under the control of Akizuki Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the villages of Mine, Nakatsuya, Yasuno, Omiwa, and Kurita was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. In 1908 Mine, Nakatsuya, and Yasuno villages merged to form Yasu village, and Omiwa and Kurita villages merged to form Miwa village. Both were raised to town status on April 1, 1962, and merged on March 22, 2005 to form Chikuzen town.[3]

## Government

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Chikuzen has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Chikuzen, together with the city of Asakira and village of Tōhō contributes two members to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Fukuoka 5th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

## Economy

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The local economy is largely based on agriculture.

## Education

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Chikuzen has four public elementary schools and two public junior high schools operated by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education.

## Transportation

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### Railways

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Amagi Railway Amagi Line

* Yamaguma \- Tachiarai \- Takata

### Highways

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* National Route 200
* National Route 386
* National Route 500

## Local attractions

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* Sendō Kofun
* Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
* Yakenotōge Kofun

## Noted people from Chikuzen

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* Fuji Yahiro, screenwriter

## References

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1. ^ "Chikuzen Town official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
2. ^ Chikuzen climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
3. ^ Japan Geographic Data Center (JGDC), 筑前町(チクゼンマチ) Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2013-3-8.

## External links

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* Media related to Chikuzen, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons
* Chikuzen official website (in Japanese)

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Fukuoka Prefecture

Fukuoka (capital)

Fukuoka|

| Wards|

* Higashi
* Hakata
* Chūō
* Minami
* Nishi
* Jōnan
* Sawara

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Kitakyushu|

| Wards|

* Moji
* Wakamatsu
* Tobata
* Kokurakita
* Kokuraminami
* Yahatahigashi
* Yahatanishi

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Core city|

* Kurume

Cities|

* Asakura
* Buzen
* Chikugo
* Chikushino
* Dazaifu
* Fukutsu
* Iizuka
* Itoshima
* Kasuga
* Kama
* Koga
* Miyama
* Miyawaka
* Munakata
* Nakagawa
* Nakama
* Nōgata
* Ogōri
* Ōkawa
* Ōmuta
* Ōnojō
* Tagawa
* Ukiha
* Yame
* Yanagawa
* Yukuhashi

Districts|

* Asakura District
* Chikuzen
* Tōhō
* Chikujō District
* Chikujō
* Kōge
* Yoshitomi
* Kaho District
* Keisen
* Kasuya District
* Hisayama
* Kasuya
* Sasaguri
* Shime
* Shingū
* Sue
* Umi
* Kurate District
* Kotake
* Kurate
* Mii District
* Tachiarai
* Miyako District
* Kanda
* Miyako
* Mizuma District
* Ōki
* Onga District
* Ashiya
* Mizumaki
* Okagaki
* Onga
* Tagawa District
* Aka
* Fukuchi
* Itoda
* Kawara
* Kawasaki
* Ōtō
* Soeda
* Yame District
* Hirokawa

List of mergers in Fukuoka Prefecture

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