Kitatani

Kitatani is a locality in Kanda Machi, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka. Kitatani is situated nearby to the locality Tokakuji, as well as near Hontani.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mt. Nukisan and Hiraodai Nature Observation Center.

Mt. Nukisan

Peak

Photo: Antake, Public domain.

Mt. Nukisan is a peak.

Hiraodai Nature Observation Center

Museum

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Hiraodai Nature Observation Center is a museum in Kokuraminami Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Hiraodai Nature Observation Center is situated 3½ km southwest of Kitatani.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kanda and Miyako.

Kanda is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024, the town had an estimated population of 37,626 in 18,877 households, and a population density of 770 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 48.98 km2. Kanda is situated 5 km east of Kitatani.

Miyako

Town

Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Miyako is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2023, the town had an estimated population of 18,049 in 8405 households, and a population density of 120 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 151.34 km2. Miyako is situated 8 km south of Kitatani.

Kokuraminami-ku

Suburb

Photo: Kugel, Public domain.

Kokuraminami-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It is the southern part of what used to be Kokura City, which was merged into Kitakyūshū city when the latter was created out of the merger of five cities in 1963. Kokuraminami-ku is situated 9 km northwest of Kitatani.

Kitatani

Type: Locality
Location: Kanda Machi, Miyako-gun, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

33.77407° or 33° 46′ 27″ north

Longitude

130.92831° or 130° 55′ 42″ east

Elevation

270 metres (886 feet)

Open location code

8Q5GQWFH+J8

GeoNames ID

10318517

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In Other Languages

“Kitatani” goes by many names.

Japanese: “北谷”

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