Wakamatsu-ku

Wakamatsu-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594.
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  • Type: Suburb with 82,800 residents
  • Description: ward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Wakamatsu Ward” and “Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Historically known as: “Wakamatsu-shi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tobata Station and Kyūshūkōdaimae.

Railway station
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is a passenger railway station located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu.

Railway station
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Kyūshūkōdai-mae Station is a passenger railway station located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Its name means, literally, "In front of Kyushu Institute of Technology."…

Bridge
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The , is a suspension bridge in Kitakyūshū, , . The bridge opened on September 26, 1962, and it spans a length of two kilometers and has a main span of 367 meters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tobata-ku and Yahatanishi-ku.

Suburb
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is a ward of , , . It is the smallest ward of the city at 16.66 km2. The population was 64,330 as of the national census in 2000.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR , and JR on the Kagoshima Main Line. is situated 6 km southwest of Wakamatsu-ku.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It is the second smallest ward in Kitakyūshū after Tobata ward at only 36.36 square kilometres. is situated 4½ km south of Wakamatsu-ku.

Wakamatsu-ku

Latitude
33.9055° or 33° 54′ 20″ north
Longitude
130.8113° or 130° 48′ 41″ east
Population
82,800
Elevation
14 metres (46 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GWR46+5G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1791268796
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
1848959
Wiki­data ID
Q858184
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Wakamatsu-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “واكاماتسو-كو”
  • Armenian: “Վակամացու-կու”
  • Catalan: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Catalan: “Wakamatsu”
  • Cebuano: “Wakamatsu Ku”
  • Chinese: “若松区”
  • Chinese: “若松區”
  • Chinese: “若松市”
  • French: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • German: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Vakamacu-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Irish: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Italian: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Japanese: “わかまつく”
  • Japanese: “ワカマツク”
  • Japanese: “北九州市若松区”
  • Japanese: “若松区”
  • Korean: “와카마쓰구”
  • Polish: “Wakamatsu”
  • Portuguese: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Russian: “Вакаматцу”
  • Spanish: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Turkish: “Wakamatsu”
  • Venetian: “Wakamatsu-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Wakamatsu, Kitakyūshū”

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