Yahatanishi-ku

Yahatanishi-ku 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.
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  • Type: Suburb with 256,000 residents
  • Description: ward of Kitakyūshū, in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Yahata-nishi Ku”, “Yahata-Nishi Ward”, and “Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Anō and Hagiwara.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū.

Railway station
Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū.

Railway station
is a railway station…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yahatahigashi-ku and Wakamatsu-ku.

Suburb
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is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . is situated 4½ km east of Yahatanishi-ku.

Suburb
is a ward of Kitakyūshū, , . is situated 6 km northeast of Yahatanishi-ku.

Quarter
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is a quarter, which is situated 4 km east of Yahatanishi-ku.

Yahatanishi-ku

Latitude
33.8664° or 33° 51′ 59″ north
Longitude
130.7644° or 130° 45′ 52″ east
Population
256,000
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
8Q5GVQ87+HQ
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Yahatanishi-ku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ياهاتا نيشي-كو”
  • Armenian: “Յահատա Նիշի-կու”
  • Catalan: “Yahata Nishi”
  • Cebuano: “Yahatanishi Ku”
  • Chinese: “八幡西区”
  • Chinese: “八幡西區”
  • French: “Yahatanishi-ku”
  • German: “Yahata-Nishi-ku”
  • Hungarian: “Jahatanisi-ku”
  • Indonesian: “Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū”
  • Irish: “Yahatanishi-ku”
  • Italian: “Yahatanishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “Yahata-Nishi-ku”
  • Japanese: “やはたにしく”
  • Japanese: “ヤハタニシク”
  • Japanese: “八幡西区”
  • Japanese: “北九州市八幡西区”
  • Korean: “야하타니시구”
  • Polish: “Yahatanishi”
  • Portuguese: “Yahata Nishi-ku”
  • Russian: “Яхата Ниши”
  • Spanish: “Yahata Nishi-ku”
  • Turkish: “Yahatanishi”
  • Venetian: “Yahata Nishi-ku”
  • Vietnamese: “Yahatanishi, Kitakyūshū”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: 黒崎 and Kurosaki 3-chome.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kurosaki Station and 八幡西区役所.

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