Kokurakita-ku

Kokurakita-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It is the north part of what used to be City before the merger of five cities to create the new city of Kitakyūshū in 1963.
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  • Type: Suburb with 182,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kokura-kita Ku”, “Kokura-Kita Ward”, “Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū”, “고쿠라기타 구”, and “고쿠라키타”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kokura Castle and Kokura Station.

Castle
Photo: G43, CC BY 3.0.
is a five-story castle in , .

Railway station
Photo: z tanuki, CC BY 3.0.
in Kokurakita-ku is the main railway station in , Japan.

Museum
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The is a literature museum in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kokuraminami-ku and Tobata-ku.

Suburb
Photo: Kugel, Public domain.
is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . is situated 4 km south of Kokurakita-ku.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a ward of , , . is situated 4½ km west of Kokurakita-ku.

Suburb
Photo: JKT-c, CC BY 3.0.
is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . is situated 6 km west of Kokurakita-ku.

Kokurakita-ku

Latitude
33.8807° or 33° 52′ 51″ north
Longitude
130.8736° or 130° 52′ 25″ east
Population
182,000
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GVVJF+7C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3056878047
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7407404
Wiki­data ID
Q1042291
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kokurakita-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوكوراكيتا-كو”
  • Armenian: “Կոկուրակիտա-կու”
  • Catalan: “Kokura Kita”
  • Cebuano: “Kokurakita Ku”
  • Chinese: “小仓北区”
  • Chinese: “小倉北區”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوكوراكيتا-كو”
  • Finnish: “Kokura Kita-ku”
  • French: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • German: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Irish: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Italian: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Japanese: “Kokura-Kita-ku”
  • Japanese: “こくらきたく”
  • Japanese: “コクラキタク”
  • Japanese: “北九州市小倉北区”
  • Japanese: “小倉北区”
  • Korean: “고쿠라키타구”
  • Persian: “کوکوراکیتا-کو، کیتاکیوشو”
  • Persian: “کوکوراکیتا-کو”
  • Polish: “Kokurakita”
  • Portuguese: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Russian: “Кокуракита”
  • Spanish: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Turkish: “Kokurakita”
  • Venetian: “Kokurakita-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Kokurakita, Kitakyūshū”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Jonai and Otemachi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 北九州市小倉北区役所 and 勝山公園.

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