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Yahatahigashi-ku

Yahatahigashi-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It is the second smallest ward in Kitakyūshū after Tobata ward at only 36.36 square kilometres.
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  • Type: Suburb with 68,800 residents
  • Description: ward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yahata-higashi Ku”, “Yahata-Higashi Ward”, and “Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art and Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery and Studio.

Museum
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The is located in Tobata-ku, Kitakyushu, , . Designed by Arata Isozaki, it sits on a hill straddling the three wards of Kokura Kita, Tobata, and Yahata Higashi.

Museum
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is a museum.

Peak
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is a 622 m mountain in Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū, , . This mountain is a part of Kitakyūshū Quasi-National Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yahatanishi-ku and Tobata-ku.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . 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, with several schools and universities nearby. is situated 4½ km west of Yahatahigashi-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. is situated 4 km northeast of Yahatahigashi-ku.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . It has an area of 67.86 km2 and a population of about 88,594. is situated 4½ km north of Yahatahigashi-ku.

Yahatahigashi-ku

Latitude
33.8635° or 33° 51′ 49″ north
Longitude
130.8119° or 130° 48′ 43″ east
Population
68,800
Elevation
264 metres (866 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GVR76+CQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3056928029
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7407409
Wiki­data ID
Q857895
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Yahatahigashi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياهاتا-هيغاشي-كو”
  • Armenian: “Յահատահիգաշի-կու”
  • Catalan: “Yahata Higashi-ku”
  • Catalan: “Yahata Higashi”
  • Catalan: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Cebuano: “Yahatahigashi Ku”
  • Chinese: “八幡东区”
  • Chinese: “八幡東區”
  • French: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • German: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Jahatahigasi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Irish: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Italian: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Yahata-Higashi-ku”
  • Japanese: “やはたひがしく”
  • Japanese: “ヤハタヒガシク”
  • Japanese: “八幡東区”
  • Japanese: “北九州市八幡東区”
  • Korean: “야하타히가시구”
  • Polish: “Yahatahigashi”
  • Portuguese: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Russian: “Яхатахигаши”
  • Spanish: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Turkish: “Yahatahigashi”
  • Venetian: “Yahatahigashi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Yahatahigashi, Kitakyūshū”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 八幡東区役所 and 東丸山町西公園.

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