Kitakyūshū

is a city designated by government ordinance in Fukuoka Prefecture, Kyūshū, Japan.  It was known as a region before neighboring cities grew together.

It is a very important industrial city.  It has steel factories,  coal mines and car factories.

In Japan, it is an important city in reducing pollution.  It also has an important recycling facility.

Kitakyūshū has a population of almost one million people.

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.  These cities were Moji, Tobata, Yahata, Kokura and Wakamatsu.

## Wards

Kitakyūshū has seven wards (_ku_):
||||Area (km<sup>2</sup>)|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
||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

- Dalian, China
- Incheon, South Korea
- Norfolk, Virginia, United States
- Tacoma, Washington, United States

### 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 (九州歯科大学)
- University of Kitakyushu (北九州市立大学)

- Private Universities
- Kyushu International University(九州国際大学)
- Kyushu Kyoritsu University (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 (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

- Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
- Giravanz Kitakyushu

## Other websites

- Official website  in Japanese
- Official website  in English
- Kitakyushu page of Fukuoka Prefecture Tourism Association website
- Kitakyushu Science and Research Park
- CCA Kitakyushu
- Kitakyushu Film Commission
- Kitakyushu International Association  produces Himawari  – a monthly newsletter
- Kitakyushu Kicks – an unofficial English language website about Kitakyushu
- www.e-you.biz  – a website for foreigners in Kitakyushu
- Kitakyushu weather
- Kitakyushu guide – some tourist maps about Kitakyushu

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: City of Kitakyushu
- **native name**: 北九州市
- **image flag**: Flag of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.svg
- **image seal**: Emblem of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka.svg
- **image map**: Map Kitakyushu en.png
- **mapsize**: 250px
- **map caption**: Kitakyushu is northern city in Kyushu.
- **image map1**: Wards of Kitakyushu Ja.svg
- **mapsize1**: 200px
- **map caption1**: Seven Wards of Japan, wards of Kitakyushu.
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Japan
- **subdivision type1**: Regions in Japan, Region
- **subdivision name1**: Kyushu
- **subdivision type2**: Prefectures in Japan, Prefecture
- **subdivision name2**: Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Kenji Kitahashi
- **established title**: Settled
- **established date**: February 10, 1963
- **area total km2**: 487.71
- **population as of**: June 1, 2008
- **population note**: Calculated population
- **population total**: 985,016
- **population density km2**: 2019.68
- **population density sq mi**: 5231.1
- **timezone**: JST
- **utc offset**: +9