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Municipality

Wakamatsu Ku

Located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°54′59″ N 130°45′06″ E

Wakamatsu Ku
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Population
85,167
85.2K
Elevation
14 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+09:00
Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
When to go
May–JuneOctober
See the climate
Airports
KKJ Kitakyushu Airport27 km
FUK Fukuoka Airport46 km

About Wakamatsu Ku

Wakamatsu Ku is a municipality. Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka. Population: 85,167. Elevation: 14 m.

From Wikipedia

Wakamatsu-ku (若松区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It has an area of 67.86 km2 (26.20 sq mi) and a population of about 88,594 (national census, 2000).

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
71.3 km²
Official website
city.kitakyushu.lg.jp

Source: Wikidata

Population of Wakamatsu Ku over time

Population of Wakamatsu Ku over time
2010 85,167
2015 82,844
2020 79,841

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Wakamatsu Ku

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–June, October.

This month · November

Outside the best season

Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 80 mm

Better nearby cities in November

  • Beppu · 99 km southeast17°
  • Ōita · 109 km southeast18°
  • Nobeoka · 171 km southeast18°
Hottest month
August (day 31°)
Coldest month
January (night 3°)
Wettest month
July (305 mm)
Driest month
December (67 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Wakamatsu Ku
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°10°13°18°23°26°29°31°27°22°17°12°
Average low (°C)3°3°6°10°14°19°23°24°20°14°9°5°
Precipitation (mm)8088108155153263305140205978067

Other places to visit in this season: May June October

How to get to Wakamatsu Ku

The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimonoseki, 18 km to the east.

Airports

  • Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 27 kmeast
  • Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 46 kmsouthwest
  • Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 49 kmeast

Nearby large cities

  • Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 18 kmeast
  • Iizuka Population: 126.4K 32 kmsouth
  • Ube Population: 173.7K 46 kmeast
  • Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 49 kmsouthwest
  • Kasuga Population: 111K 51 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Wakamatsu Ku

Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km7 places

  • Hiko Shima Island 15 kmE
  • Kōzan Ji Attraction 23 kmNE
  • Kanmon Kyō Landmark 20 kmE
  • Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 6 kmE

25–60 km21 places

  • Tsuno Shima Island 50 kmN
  • Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 48 kmSW
  • Shika Island Island 50 kmSW
  • Mt. Abura Mountain 57 kmSW

60–100 km14 places

  • Iki Island Island 96 kmW
  • Okino-shima Island 70 kmNW
  • Mount Tsurumi Mountain 94 kmSE
  • Kakara Shima Island 90 kmSW

Straight-line distances.

Wakamatsu Ku and similar cities

Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.

Measure Wakamatsu Ku Iwamizawa Sekimachi Moriyama
Population 85.2K 85.1K 85.3K 85.5K
Elevation 14 m 17 m 51 m 92 m
Summer day (hottest month) 31° 25° 31° 31°
Winter night (coldest month) 3° -11° -1° 0°
Annual rainfall 1,741 mm 1,174 mm 2,087 mm 1,634 mm
Best months May–Jun, Oct Jun–Sep May–Jun, Oct May–Jun, Sep–Oct
Distance — 1,406 km 591 km 497 km

Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.

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