Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

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, with several schools and universities nearby. It is chiefly a residential area, bounded by the Onga river in the West.

Location of Yahatanishi-ku in Kitakyūshū

In the south of the ward by the Onga river is Koyanose-juku, a former post town on the Nagasaki Kaidō which has recently become a tourist area.

Koyanose-juku, a former post town on the Nagasaki Kaidō
Rugby (Japan v Tonga) at Honjo on June 4, 2006

Geography

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Climate

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Climate data for Yahatañishi-ku, Kitakyushu (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1977−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.0
(66.2)
24.0
(75.2)
25.2
(77.4)
30.1
(86.2)
32.4
(90.3)
34.2
(93.6)
36.9
(98.4)
36.7
(98.1)
36.0
(96.8)
33.0
(91.4)
26.8
(80.2)
24.8
(76.6)
36.9
(98.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6)
10.9
(51.6)
14.4
(57.9)
19.6
(67.3)
24.2
(75.6)
27.0
(80.6)
30.7
(87.3)
31.9
(89.4)
28.1
(82.6)
23.2
(73.8)
17.7
(63.9)
12.2
(54.0)
20.8
(69.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
6.9
(44.4)
10.0
(50.0)
14.7
(58.5)
19.3
(66.7)
22.7
(72.9)
26.8
(80.2)
27.8
(82.0)
24.0
(75.2)
18.8
(65.8)
13.3
(55.9)
8.3
(46.9)
16.6
(61.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.8
(37.0)
3.2
(37.8)
5.9
(42.6)
10.2
(50.4)
14.9
(58.8)
19.3
(66.7)
23.7
(74.7)
24.6
(76.3)
20.6
(69.1)
14.8
(58.6)
9.3
(48.7)
4.7
(40.5)
12.8
(55.1)
Record low °C (°F) −4.6
(23.7)
−6.2
(20.8)
−3.8
(25.2)
0.5
(32.9)
6.4
(43.5)
10.5
(50.9)
15.4
(59.7)
17.6
(63.7)
8.9
(48.0)
3.5
(38.3)
0.7
(33.3)
−3.6
(25.5)
−6.2
(20.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 87.9
(3.46)
79.2
(3.12)
114.2
(4.50)
125.4
(4.94)
142.9
(5.63)
239.5
(9.43)
314.6
(12.39)
198.1
(7.80)
165.9
(6.53)
85.2
(3.35)
91.8
(3.61)
75.9
(2.99)
1,720.5
(67.74)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 10.8 10.4 10.9 10.0 9.0 12.3 11.8 10.0 9.7 7.3 9.4 9.8 121.4
Mean monthly sunshine hours 101.8 113.2 159.5 188.6 205.0 139.2 167.6 196.2 159.8 170.5 131.5 102.9 1,835.7
Source: Japan Meteorological Agency[1][2]

Economy

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Yaskawa Electric, a global electrical equipment and robot manufacturing company is headquartered in the ward.[3]

Facilities

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Education

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North Korean schools:[4]

References

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  1. ^ 観測史上1~10位の値(年間を通じての値). JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. ^ 気象庁 / 平年値(年・月ごとの値). JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Corporate Data." Yaskawa Electric. Retrieved on April 9, 2014.
  4. ^ "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 "
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