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Hirokawa

Fukuokatown

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Total population

20,183

Air quality index

49Good
Coordinates33.24°, 130.55°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Hirokawa is a town located in Fukuoka, Japan. Around 20,183 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. The settlement sits at 33.241°, 130.552°, a warm-temperate location in the northern hemisphere. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. The remainder of this page draws on open public data to describe the area's demographics, climate, environment and nearby amenities.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
33.2414
Longitude
130.5516
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Good
49
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
24
PM10 (µg/m³)
27.8
Ozone (µg/m³)
33
NO₂ (µg/m³)
33

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
2,256
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Brown-eared Bulbul
    Hypsipetes amaurotis (Temminck, 1830) · Aves
    117
  • Oriental Turtle-Dove
    Streptopelia orientalis (Latham, 1790) · Aves
    83
  • Large-billed Crow
    Corvus macrorhynchos Wagler, 1827 · Aves
    74
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    69
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    68
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    Passer montanus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    62
  • Daurian Redstart
    Phoenicurus auroreus (Pallas, 1776) · Aves
    56
  • White Wagtail
    Motacilla alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    51

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
186
Largest magnitude
7
Largest event
2016-04-15

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Y
Yusuke Tanaka
Japanese association football player (born February 1986)
Takafumi Horie
Takafumi Horie
Japanese businessman
R
Ryōji Akagi
Japanese actor
Ryoichi Hattori
Ryoichi Hattori
Japanese politician
Yasuyuki Eda
Yasuyuki Eda
Japanese politician
Tetsurō Itō
Tetsurō Itō
Japanese bureaucrat
T
Tomo Hinohikari
Japanese comedian (1975-)
Ikkō Shunjō
Ikkō Shunjō
Japanese Buddhist monk (1239-1285)
T
Tsuneyuki Mitamura
Japanese politician
Toshiya Nakashima
Toshiya Nakashima
Japanese baseball player
S
Shin'ya Nakajima
Japanese CM director, film director, lyricist, composer (1959-)
Y
Yoshiwa Dōgen
Japanese go player
Takahito Ōtsuka
Takahito Ōtsuka
Japanese baseball player
Akiko Adachi
Akiko Adachi
Japanese goalball player
H
Hideki Kojima
Japanese journalist
S
Satoshi Kogumazaka
Japanese boxer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Nearby airports

Public attention

Books about this place

Recent natural events nearby

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Hirokawa, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Hirokawa Town Hall since 2022 — Hirokawa, Japan0 mi750217 Iwatoyama Kofun aerial — Hirokawa, Japan0.8 miZenzozuka kofun in Hirokawa — Hirokawa, Japan1.1 miHirokawa Service Area of Kyushu Expressway — Hirokawa, Japan1.2 miView of Hirokawa Service Area of Kyushu Expressway 20171106 — Hirokawa, Japan1.2 miChausuzuka kofun in Yame 01 — Hirokawa, Japan1.2 miMaruyamazuka kofun in Yame — Hirokawa, Japan1.2 miTsurumiyama kofun in Yame 02 — Hirokawa, Japan1.4 miTsurumiyama kofun in Yame 01 — Hirokawa, Japan1.4 miElaphe quadrivirgata around farm road in Yame — Hirokawa, Japan1.4 miStrawberry suckering in Yame 02 — Hirokawa, Japan1.6 miTumulus No.1 of Kugisaki Kofun Group in Yame — Hirokawa, Japan1.7 miJapan National Route 442 in Yame, Fukuoka — Hirokawa, Japan1.9 mi福島八幡宮 — Hirokawa, Japan2.1 miStrawberry suckering in Yame 01 — Hirokawa, Japan2.2 miNishitetsu bus Kurume Yame depot — Hirokawa, Japan2.3 miYusei High School — Hirokawa, Japan2.4 miMaruyama kofun in Hon, Yame — Hirokawa, Japan2.5 miプーさんのいちご園 2017 いちご狩り (33063330436) — Hirokawa, Japan2.8 miIMGP3410 (32978110171) — Hirokawa, Japan2.8 miIMGP3409 (32978106521) — Hirokawa, Japan2.8 miYame tea plantation 2009 — Hirokawa, Japan2.9 mi久留米 成田山 - panoramio — Hirokawa, Japan3.1 miJapanese school bus — Hirokawa, Japan3.2 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan

JIS code
405442
Population (Wikidata)
19,801
Wikidata
Q1206740

JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • NASA EONET
  • • e-Stat / Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai code via Wikidata P429 (prefecture, municipality)
  • • e-Stat — Statistics Bureau of Japan — JIS X 0402 dantai codes via Wikidata P429