Nakagawa City

Fukuoka Prefecture · City

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Nakagawa City borders Fukuoka City to the south and is named after the Naka River, which flows north–south through it. The north has grown around Hakata-Minami Station as a commuter town for Fukuoka City; the mountainous south has Minamihata Dam and Gokayama Dam. The capital of the ancient state of Na may have been here, and the Antokudai Site remains.

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Population: 47,766 522nd in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −4.7% 1,123rd in Japanfrom 50,112 in 2020
Area: 74.95 km² 1,110th in Japan
Population density: 637 people/km² 459th 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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