Yahata-nishi Ku
Located in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Coordinates: 33°49′55″ N 130°44′50″ E
- Population
- 257,097
- 257.1K
- Elevation
- 37 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- KKJ Kitakyushu Airport27 km
- FUK Fukuoka Airport39 km
About Yahata-nishi Ku
Yahata-nishi Ku is a municipality. Location: Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka. Population: 257,097. Elevation: 37 m.
Yahatanishi-ku (八幡西区) is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West.
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Photos of Yahata-nishi Ku
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Mount Sarakura 投稿者 · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Space World ja:User:Sanjo · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population of Yahata-nishi Ku over time
| 2010 | 257,097 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 256,117 | |
| 2020 | 249,501 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Yahata-nishi Ku
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 8° · Rain 79 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 93 km southeast17°
- Ōita · 103 km southeast18°
- Nobeoka · 163 km southeast18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 31°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- July (316 mm)
- Driest month
- December (63 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).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 23° | 26° | 30° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 12° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 2° | 5° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 8° | 3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 78 | 88 | 113 | 155 | 161 | 288 | 316 | 157 | 200 | 99 | 79 | 63 |
How to get to Yahata-nishi Ku
The nearest airport is Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ), 27 km to the east as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Shimonoseki, 22 km to the northeast.
Airports
- Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ) Kitakyushu 27 kmeast
- Fukuoka Airport (FUK) Fukuoka 39 kmsouthwest
- Yamaguchi Ube Airport (UBJ) Ube 50 kmeast
Nearby large cities
- Shimonoseki Population: 265.7K 22 kmnortheast
- Iizuka Population: 126.4K 22 kmsouth
- Ōnojō Population: 102.1K 41 kmsouthwest
- Chikushino-shi Population: 103.3K 43 kmsouthwest
- Kasuga Population: 111K 43 kmsouthwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Yahata-nishi Ku
Within 100 km: 16 historic and cultural sites, 15 natural sites, 13 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km6 places
- Hiko Shima Island 19 kmNE
- Kanmon Kyō Landmark 24 kmNE
- Wakato Ōhashi Landmark 10 kmNE
- Ganryū-jima Island 20 kmNE
25–60 km23 places
- Tsuno Shima Island 59 kmN
- Kōzan Ji Attraction 28 kmNE
- Kyūshū Kokuritsu Hakubutsukan Museum 40 kmSW
- Shika Island Island 45 kmSW
60–100 km15 places
- Iki Island Island 95 kmW
- Okino-shima Island 75 kmNW
- Mount Tsurumi Mountain 88 kmSE
- Kakara Shima Island 87 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Yahata-nishi Ku and similar cities
Side by side with cities of similar size in the same country: population, elevation and climate.
| Measure | Yahata-nishi Ku | Hiratsuka | Minato | Fukui-shi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 257.1K | 258.4K | 260.5K | 262.3K |
| Elevation | 37 m | 8 m | 11 m | 15 m |
| Summer day (hottest month) | 31° | 30° | 30° | 31° |
| Winter night (coldest month) | 2° | 1° | 2° | 0° |
| Annual rainfall | 1,797 mm | 1,729 mm | 1,512 mm | 2,291 mm |
| Best months | May, Oct | May–Jun, Oct | May–Jun, Oct | May–Jun, Sep–Oct |
| Distance | — | 805 km | 849 km | 558 km |
Climate values are 1970–2000 monthly averages; straight-line distance.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Mount Sarakura Mountain, Yahata-higashi Ku4.8 km E
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Space World Natural site, Yahata-higashi Ku7.5 km NE
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Wakato Ōhashi Landmark, Fukuoka10 km NE
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Hiko Shima Island, Shimonoseki Shi19 km NE -
Ganryū-jima Island, Yamaguchi20 km NE -
Kanmon Kyō Landmark, Japan24 km NE
Other cities and towns in Kitakyushu City
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Kokura-kita Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City13 km NE
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Tobata Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City11 km NE -
Kokura-minami Ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City13 km E -
Moji-ku Municipality, Kitakyushu City22 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources