Kitakyūshū
city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kitakyūshū (北九州市, Kitakyūshū-shi, meaning "Northern Kyūshū") is a city designated by government ordinance in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan. It was known as a region before neighboring cities grew together.[1]
City of Kitakyushu
北九州市 | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
 Kitakyushu is northern city in Kyushu. | |
 Seven wards of Kitakyushu. | |
| Coordinates: 33°53′N 130°53′E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka |
| Settled | February 10, 1963 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kenji Kitahashi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 487.71 km2 (188.31 sq mi) |
| Population (June 1, 2008) | |
| • Total | 985,016 |
| • Density | 2,019.68/km2 (5,231.1/sq mi) |
| Calculated population | |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (JST) |
It is a very important industrial city.[2] It has steel factories, coal mines and car factories.
In Japan, it is an important city in reducing pollution.[3] It also has an important recycling facility.
Kitakyūshū has a population of almost one million people.[2]
It is on the main Shinkansen line between Fukuoka and Tokyo.
History
The city was named Kitakyūshū in 1963, after five cities were made into one.[2] These cities were Moji, Tobata, Yahata, Kokura and Wakamatsu.[1]
Wards
Kitakyūshū has seven wards (ku):
| Area (km2) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Kokura Kita-ku | 小倉北区 | 39.27 |
 |
Kokura Minami-ku | 小倉南区 | 170.25 |
 |
Moji-ku | 門司区 | 73.37 |
 |
Tobata-ku | 戸畑区 | 16.66 |
 |
Yahata Higashi-ku | 八幡東区 | 36.36 |
 |
Yahata Nishi-ku | 八幡西区 | 83.04 |
 |
Wakamatsu-ku | 若松区 | 67.86 |
Sister cities
Education
Research institutes and graduate schools
- Kitakyushu Science and Research Park(北九州学術研究都市)
- Fukuoka University Institute for Recycling & Environmental Control System(福岡大学大学院工学研究科 資源循環・環境制御システム研究所)
- Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology(九州工業大学 大学院生命体工学研究科)
- The Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems/Information, Production and Systems Research Center, Waseda University(早稲田大学大学院 情報生産システム研究科 情報生産システム研究センター)
Universities and colleges
- National University
- Kyushu Institute of Technology (九州工業大学)
- Public universities
- Kyushu Dental College Archived 2006-08-03 at the Wayback Machine(九州歯科大学)
- University of Kitakyushu Archived 2013-05-06 at the Wayback Machine(北九州市立大学)
- Private Universities
- Kyushu International University(九州国際大学)
- Kyushu Kyoritsu University Archived 2005-09-11 at the Wayback Machine(九州共立大学)
- Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University(九州栄養福祉大学)
- Kyushu Polytechnic College(九州職業能力開発大学校)
- Kyushu Women's University Archived 2007-04-15 at the Wayback Machine(九州女子大学)
- Seinan Women's University(西南女学院大学)
- The University of Environmental & Occupational Health Japan(産業医科大学)
- Colleges
- Higashi Chikushi Junior College(東筑紫短期大学)
- Kyushu Women’s Junior College(九州女子短期大学)
- Orio Aishin Junior College(折尾愛真短期大学)
- Seinan Jo Gakuin University Junior College(西南女学院大学短期大学部)
Related pages
References
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