Fukuoka Prefecture
prefecture of Japan
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Summary
Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan[1]. It draws 14,219 Wikipedia views per month (prefecture of japan category, ranking #13 of 49).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Japan[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Sea of Japan[5], Buzen Sea[6], Ariake Sea[7]
- Head of government: Seitaro Hattori[8]
- Capital: Fukuoka[9]
- Shares border with: Oita Prefecture[10], Kumamoto Prefecture[11], Saga Prefecture[12], Yamaguchi Prefecture[13]
- Anthem: Kibō no Hikari[14]
- Named after: Fukuoka Domain[15]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Fukuoka[16], Kitakyūshū-shi[17], Ōmuta-shi[18], Kurume[19], Nōgata-shi[20], Iizuka[21], Tagawa[22], Yanagawa[23], Yame[24], Chikugo[25], Ōkawa-shi[26], Yukuhashi[27], Buzen[28], Nakama[29]
- Flag: flag of Fukuoka prefecture[30]
- Twinned administrative body: Hawaii[31], Jiangsu[32], Bangkok[33], Delhi[34], Hanoi[35], New Delhi[36]
- Legislative body: Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly[37]
- Executive body: Fukuoka prefectural government[38]
- Commons category: Fukuoka prefecture[39]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[40]
Why It Matters
Fukuoka Prefecture has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]