Chikujō District, Fukuoka

Location of Chikujō District in Fukuoka Prefecture

Chikujō (築上郡, Chikujō-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 36,695 and a density of 195.79 persons per square kilometer. The total area is 187.42 km².

Towns and villages

• Chikujō
• Kōge
• Yoshitomi

Timeline

• 1896 Formed by the merger of both Tsuiki and Kōge Districts.
• On October 11, 2005 the villages of Shin'yoshitomi and Taihei merged to form the new town of Kōge.
• On January 10, 2006 the towns of Shiida and Tsuiki merged to form the new town of Chikujō.

Fukuoka Prefecture Kitakyushu Wards Moji-ku Wakamatsu-ku Tobata-ku Kokurakita-ku Kokuraminami-ku Yahatahigashi-ku Yahatanishi-ku Fukuoka (capital city) Wards Higashi-ku Hakata-ku Chūō-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Jōnan-ku Sawara-ku Cities Asakura Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukutsu Iizuka Itoshima Kasuga Kama Kitakyūshū Koga Kurume Miyama Miyawaka Munakata Nakama Nōgata Ogōri Ōkawa Ōmuta Ōnojō Tagawa Ukiha Yame Yanagawa Yukuhashi Districts Asakura Chikujō Chikushi Kaho Kasuya Kurate Mii Miyako Mizuma Onga Tagawa Yame See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 33°35′10″N 131°02′40″E / 33.586244°N 131.044507°E / 33.586244; 131.044507