Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū explained

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.

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.

Geography

Climate

Economy

Yaskawa Electric, a global electrical equipment and robot manufacturing company is headquartered in the ward.^[1]

Facilities

• Honjo Stadium

Education

North Korean schools

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• Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School
• Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School (北九州朝鮮初級学校)

External links

• Yahata Nishi ward office

33.8614°N 130.7603°W

Notes and References

1. "Corporate Data." Yaskawa Electric. Retrieved on April 9, 2014.
2. "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 "