Fukuchi, Fukuoka

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Fukuchi 福智町
Town
Fukuchi town hall
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Location of Fukuchi in Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuchi Location in Japan
Coordinates: 33°41′N 130°47′E / 33.683°N 130.783°E / 33.683; 130.783Coordinates: 33°41′N 130°47′E / 33.683°N 130.783°E / 33.683; 130.783
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.town.fukuchi.lg.jp

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.

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External links[]

• Media related to Fukuchi, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons
• Town of Fukuchi (in Japanese)

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