Kohoku

Kōhoku is a town located in Kishima District, , . It is known as a crossroads for railways and national highways, and as such has dubbed itself "the navel of Saga".
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  • Type: Town with 9,580 residents
  • Description: town in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Kōhoku”, “Kohoku Machi”, “Kohoku Town”, “Kōhoku-chō”, “Kohoku-machi”, “Kōhoku-machi”, “Kōhoku-mura”, “Kōhoku, Saga”, and “Kouhoku
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kohoku and 山口郵便局.

Railway stop
Photo: Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kōhoku Station is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kōhoku, Kishima District, , Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is a junction between the Nagasaki Main Line and the Sasebo Line.

Post office
is a post office.

Building
is a building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Omachi.

Town
Ōmachi is a town located in Kishima District, , . As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 5,960 in 2646 households, and a population density of 520 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 11.50 km2. is situated 3½ km west of Kohoku.

Kohoku

Latitude
33.2167° or 33° 13′ north
Longitude
130.1547° or 130° 9′ 17″ east
Population
9,580
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
8Q5G6583+MV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3061104675
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1859049
Wiki­data ID
Q1206934
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Kohoku” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: كوهوكو
  • Asturian: Kōhoku
  • Cebuano: Kōhoku Machi
  • Chinese: 江北
  • Chinese: 江北町
  • Czech: Kóhoku
  • Dutch: Kōhoku
  • Egyptian Arabic: كوهوكو
  • French: Kōhoku
  • German: Kohoku
  • German: Kōhoku
  • Hungarian: Kóhoku
  • Indonesian: Kōhoku, Saga
  • Indonesian: Kōhoku
  • Irish: Kōhoku
  • Italian: Kōhoku
  • Japanese: Kouhoku-Machi
  • Japanese: こうほくまち
  • Japanese: コウホクマチ
  • Japanese: 江北村
  • Japanese: 江北町
  • Korean: 고호쿠정
  • Malay: Kōhoku, Saga
  • Malay: Kōhoku
  • Persian: کوهوکو، ساگا
  • Persian: کوهوکو
  • Polish: Kōhoku
  • Portuguese: Kōhoku
  • Russian: Кохоку
  • Spanish: Kōhoku
  • Tagalog: Kohoku, Saga
  • Tagalog: Kohoku
  • Thai: โคโฮกุ
  • Turkish: Kōhoku, Saga
  • Turkish: Kohoku
  • Turkish: Kōhoku
  • Ukrainian: Кохоку
  • Vietnamese: Kōhoku, Saga
  • Vietnamese: Kōhoku
  • Kōhoku
  • Kōhoku Machi
  • Kōhoku-machi
  • こうほくまち
  • 江北町

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kohoku”. Photo: そらみみ, CC BY-SA 4.0.