Kotake, Fukuoka

Kotake (小竹町, Kotake-machi) is a town located in Kurate District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

Fukuoka Prefecture Kotake has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall.

Kotake has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 12 members.

Kotake, collectively with the city of Miyawaka and town of Kurate, contributes one member to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly.

In terms of national politics, the town is part of the Fukuoka 8th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.