It reads くるめし — Kurume Shi.
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Kurume is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 295,367 in 137,140 households, and a population density of 1309 people per km². The total area of the city is 229.96 km2 (88.79 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Kurume.
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久留米市 is read くるめし (Kurume Shi). It is a city in Fukuoka Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Kurume has a population of 302,858 across 230 km², making it the 73rd largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 3rd largest of the 60 in Fukuoka.
The closest municipalities to Kurume are Miyaki Cho (5 km), Tosu Shi (7 km), Kamimine Cho (9 km).