Fukuchi, Fukuoka
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Fukuchi
福智町 | |
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Town | |
Fukuchi town hall | |
![]() Location of Fukuchi in Fukuoka Prefecture | |
Coordinates: 33°41′N 130°47′E / 33.683°N 130.783°ECoordinates: 33°41′N 130°47′E / 33.683°N 130.783°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Kyushu |
Prefecture | Fukuoka Prefecture |
District | Tagawa |
Area | |
• Total | 42.04 km2 (16.23 sq mi) |
Population (May 1, 2017) | |
• Total | 23,389 |
• Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Website | www |
Fukuchi (福智町, Fukuchi-machi) is a town in Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
It was established on March 6, 2006, by the merger of the former towns of Akaike, Hōjō and Kanada, all from Tagawa District.
Mount Fukuchi (901 m (2,956 ft)) stands at the northern tip of the town. The town has an area of 42.04 km2 (16.23 sq mi) and an estimated population of 23,389 as of May 1, 2017.[1] The population density is 607.5 people per km².
The town is famous for Agano ware (上野焼 Agano-yaki), a type of pottery.
References[edit]
- ^ "Official website of Fukuchi Town" (in Japanese). Japan: Fukuchi Town. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
External links[edit]
Media related to Fukuchi, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Fukuchi (in Japanese)
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