Location of Yahata-nishi ward Kita-Kyushu city Fukuoka prefecture Japan

is a

ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a pris ...

of Kitakyūshū,

Fukuoka is the sixth-largest city in Japan, the second-largest port city after Yokohama, and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since anc ...

, Japan. It covers 83.04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR

Kurosaki Station Kurosaki Station (黒崎駅) is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu serving Kagoshima Main Line, Fukuhoku Yutaka Line and Chikuhō Electric Railroad Line. It was first opened in 1891. Express trains, including the Sonic, stop here ...

, and JR

Orio Station is a railway station in Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Japan, operated by the JR Kyushu. Lines Orio Station is served by the Kagoshima Main Line and Chikuho Main Line. Station layout The two lines serving the station intersect at Orio, and the ...

on the

Kagoshima Main Line The is a major railway line operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) between Mojikō in Kitakyushu, and Kagoshima Station in Kagoshima City, at the southern end of Kyushu. Until March 13, 2004, it extended 393 km between its ...

, with several schools and universities nearby. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West. In the south of the ward by the Onga river is Koyanose-juku, a former

post town A post town is a required part of all postal addresses in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a basic unit of the postal delivery system.Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) Including the correct post town in the address increases ...

on the Nagasaki Kaidō which has recently become a tourist area. Street of Koyanose-juku 04

Geography

Climate

Economy

Yaskawa Electric, a global electrical equipment and

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manufacturing company is headquartered in the ward.

Facilities

Honjo Stadium is a small athletic and multi-purpose stadium (capacity 10,202), opened in 1990 at Honjō Park in Ohiraki, Yahata Nishi-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. Association football It was the designated home stadium for Giravanz Kitakyushu ...

Education

North Korean schools:ウリハッキョ一覧

Archive
. Chongryon. Retrieved on October 14, 2015. "九州朝鮮中高級学校 807-0825 北九州市八幡西区折尾3-5-1" and "北九州朝鮮初級学校 807-0825 北九州市八幡西区折尾3-5-1 " * Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School *Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School ( 北九州朝鮮初級学校)

References

External links

Yahata Nishi ward office
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