Chikujo Town

Fukuoka Prefecture · Town

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Chikujo Town lies between Yukuhashi City and Buzen City, facing the Suo Sea to the north and bordering Oita Prefecture to the south. Akahata Kagura (sacred Shinto dance), regarded as the origin of many Buzen Iwato Kagura groups, is handed down here. The town has the Air Self-Defense Force's Tsuiki Air Base, and Tsunashiki Tenmangu is famous for plum blossoms.

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Population: 15,360 999th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −10.6% 408th in Japanfrom 17,189 in 2020
Area: 120 km² 883rd in Japan
Population density: 129 people/km² 973rd in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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