What is the population of Fukuoka?

1,612,392 people, per GeoNames.

Does Fukuoka have a university?

Yes. Fukuoka Dental College and Fukuoka Institute of Technology.

FUKUOKA

Fukuoka · JAPAN (JP) · 33.60°N / 130.42°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,863,967

Fukuoka is a city in Japan with a population of 1,612,392. It sits at 33.60/130.42, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 6 km from Shime.

Population 1,612,392

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Fukuoka
Coords: 33.60°N / 130.42°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

E Shime Fukuoka 46,377 6.7 km

E Sue Fukuoka 28,628 8.2 km

S Katanawa Fukuoka 50,112 8.8 km

SE Ōnojō Fukuoka 102,085 9.2 km

SE Kasuga Fukuoka 111,023 9.2 km

E Umi Fukuoka 39,772 9.4 km

NE Yamada Fukuoka 9,068 9.6 km

E Wakasugi Fukuoka 48,190 10.2 km

E Sasaguri Fukuoka 31,213 12.6 km

N Shingū Fukuoka 32,927 12.7 km

Air access

nearby

FUK

Fukuoka Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Fukuoka Dental College

fdcnet.ac.jp

Fukuoka Institute of Technology

fit.ac.jp

Fukuoka International University

fukuoka-int-u.ac.jp

Fukuoka Prefectural University

fukuoka-pu.ac.jp

Fukuoka University

fukuoka-u.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Fukuoka?: 1,612,392 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Fukuoka in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Fukuoka in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Fukuoka?: Fukuoka Airport (FUK).
How far is Fukuoka from Tokyo?: About 879 km.
Does Fukuoka have a university?: Yes. Fukuoka Dental College and Fukuoka Institute of Technology.
What languages are spoken in Japan?: Japanese.
What currency is used in Japan?: Yen.
How many cities are in Japan?: 2,174 on record.
Which admin region is Fukuoka in?: Fukuoka.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1863967

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1863967,
    "name": "Fukuoka",
    "ascii_name": "Fukuoka",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 1612392,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 33.6,
    "longitude": 130.41667
  }
}

Context

comparatives

34.8x the population of Shime.
6 km from Shime.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.