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Yahatanishi-ku

Yahatanishi-ku 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.
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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 include Hagiwara and Anō.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū. It is operated by the private transportation company Chikuhō Electric Railroad, and has station number CK04.

Railway station
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Station is a passenger railway station located in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū. It is operated by the private transportation company Chikuhō Electric Railroad, and has station number CK05.

Railway station
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is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yahatahigashi-ku and 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 east of Yahatanishi-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 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
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3056926057
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7407410
Wiki­data ID
Q1044377
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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-ku”
  • Catalan: “Yahata Nishi”
  • Catalan: “Yahatanishi-ku”
  • Cebuano: “Yahatanishi Ku”
  • Chinese: “八幡西区”
  • Chinese: “八幡西區”
  • French: “Yahatanishi-ku”
  • German: “Yahata-Nishi-ku”
  • German: “Yahatanishi-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

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kurosaki Ekimae Eki and 八幡西区役所.

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