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Kurate Town
Fukuoka Prefecture · Town
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Kurate Town is in northwestern Fukuoka Prefecture; the Onga River runs along its eastern edge, and the west and south are mountainous. The Kyushu Expressway and the Sanyo Shinkansen cross the town. It has the Furutsuki Cave Tombs, a national historic site, and Hase-dera Temple. Many residents commute to Kitakyushu City, which a bridge links across the Onga River.
Key facts
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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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Fukuoka Prefecture
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