Kitakyūshū-shi
city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
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Kitakyūshū-shi is a city designated by government ordinance[1]. Kitakyūshū-shi draws 7,693 Wikipedia views per month (city designated by government ordinance category, ranking #17 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Fukuoka Prefecture[3]
- Country: Japan[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Hibiki Sea[5], Kanmon Straits[6], Suō Sea[7]
- Head of government: Kenji Kitahashi[8]
- Continent: Asia[9]
- Instance of: big city[10], city of Japan[11], port city[12]
- Capital: Kokurakita-ku[13]
- Shares border with: Nakama[14], Nōgata-shi[15], Yukuhashi[16], Ashiya[17], Mizumaki[18], Kawara[19], Fukuchi[20], Kanda[21], Miyako[22], Kurate[23], Shimonoseki[24]
- Anthem: municipal anthem of Kitakyushu[25]
- Named after: north[26], Kyushu[27]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Moji-ku[28], Wakamatsu-ku[29], Tobata-ku[30], Kokurakita-ku[31], Kokuraminami-ku[32], Yahatahigashi-ku[33], Yahatanishi-ku[34]
- Headquarters location: Kitakyushu City Hall[35]
- Twinned administrative body: Norfolk, Virginia[36], Surabaya[37], Dalian[38], Haiphong[39], Tacoma[40], Phnom Penh[41], Incheon[42]
- Legislative body: Kitakyūshū city council[43]
- Part of: Kitakyushu metropolitan area[44]
- Commons category: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka[45]
- Located in time zone: UTC+09:00[46]
- Inception: February 10, 1963[47]
- Highest point: Mount Fukuchi[48]
- Official website: https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/[49]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kitakyushu[50]
- Commons gallery: 北九州市[51]
- Population: 935,084[52], 961,286[53], 976,846[54]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Kitakyūshū[55]
- External data available at URL: https://www.open-governmentdata.org/kitakyushu-city/[56]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kitakyūshū-shi include Kitakyushu Airport[57], an artificial island airport[58], in Japan[59].
Why It Matters
Kitakyūshū-shi has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Kitakyūshū-shi is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Kitakyūshū-shi include Kitakyushu Airport[57], an artificial island airport[58], in Japan[59].