Hirokawa (Fukuoka)

Hirokawa-machi 広 川 町
Geographical location in Japan
Region :	Kyushu
Prefecture :	Fukuoka
Coordinates :	33 ° 14 '  N , 130 ° 33'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 14 '30 "  N , 130 ° 33' 5"  E
Basic data
Surface:	37.91 km²
Residents :	19,873 (October 1, 2019)
Population density :	524 inhabitants per km²
Community key :	40544-2
Symbols
Flag / coat of arms:
Tree :	ginkgo
Flower :	Garden chrysanthemum
town hall
Address :	Hirokawa Town Hall 1804 - 1 , OÁZA Niishiro Hirokawa -machi, Yame-gun Fukuoka  834-0115
Website URL:	http://www.town.hirokawa.fukuoka.jp
Location of Hirokawas in Fukuoka Prefecture

Hirokawa ( Japanese 広 川 町 , - machi ) is a city in Yame-gun in the Japanese prefecture of Fukuoka .

history

The Machi Hirokawa was created on April 1, 1955 from the merger of the Mura Kamihirokawa ( 上 広 川村 , -mura ) and Nakahirokawa ( 中 広 川村 , -mura ). On December 1, 1955, parts of the Mura Shimohirokawa ( 下 広 川村 , -mura ) were incorporated.

Neighboring cities and communities

• Kurume
• Chikugo
• Yame