Nishi

Nishi-ku is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, . Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by , and to the west by Itoshima.
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  • Type: Suburb with 207,000 residents
  • Description: one of the seven wards of the City of Fukuoka
  • Also known as: “Nishi Ward”, “Nishi-ku”, “Nishi-ku, Fukuoka”, and “西区 (福岡市)”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Fukuoka Tower and Fukuoka City Museum.

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is a 234-metre tall located in the Momochihama area of Fukuoka, Japan.

Museum
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opened in , Japan, in 1990.

Shopping center
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is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sawara and Jōnan-ku.

Suburb
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Sawara-ku is one of the wards in Fukuoka-shi, , Kyūshū, .

Suburb
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is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City, Japan. is situated 4½ km east of Nishi.

Suburb
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is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka city in Japan. is situated 7 km east of Nishi.

Nishi

Latitude
33.5827° or 33° 34′ 58″ north
Longitude
130.323° or 130° 19′ 23″ east
Population
207,000
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GH8MF+35
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3056895171
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7407407
Wiki­data ID
Q1132402
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Venetian—“Nishi” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Nishi Ku”
  • Chinese: “西区”
  • Chinese: “西區”
  • Dutch: “Nishi-ku”
  • Finnish: “Nishi-ku”
  • French: “arrondissement Ouest”
  • French: “Arrondissement Ouest”
  • French: “Nishi-ku”
  • German: “Nishi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Nisi-ku”
  • Irish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku (Fukuoka)”
  • Italian: “Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Nishi-Ku”
  • Japanese: “にしく”
  • Japanese: “ニシク”
  • Japanese: “福岡市西区”
  • Japanese: “西区”
  • Korean: “니시구”
  • Persian: “نیشی-کو، فوکوئوکا”
  • Persian: “نیشی-کو”
  • Polish: “Nishi”
  • Russian: “Ниси-ку (Фукуока)”
  • Russian: “Ниси-ку”
  • Slovenian: “Nishi”
  • Spanish: “Nishi-ku”
  • Thai: “เขตนิชิ”
  • Turkish: “Nishi, Fukuoka”
  • Urdu: “نیشی-کو، فوکوؤکا”
  • Venetian: “Nishi-ku”
  • “西区”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Nishi”.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Meinohama-ekiminami 1-chome and Uchihama 1-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: NIshi Ward Office and 西区役所.

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