KITAKYUSHU

Fukuoka · JAPAN (JP) · 33.85°N / 130.85°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,859,307

Kitakyushu is a city in Japan with a population of 940,978. It sits at 33.85/130.85, runs on Asia/Tokyo, is 12 km from Miyaodai.

Population 940,978

Place Type District Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Tokyo

All facts

fields

Country: Japan
Subdivision: Fukuoka
Coords: 33.85°N / 130.85°E
UTC offset: +9
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Miyaodai Fukuoka 28,114 12.7 km

W Nakama Fukuoka 46,745 13.6 km

NE Shimonoseki Yamaguchi 265,684 14.0 km

SE Kanda Fukuoka 37,684 14.5 km

W Koga Fukuoka 18,723 15.2 km

W Inokura Fukuoka 15,080 16.4 km

SW Nōgata Fukuoka 56,821 17.1 km

S Miyako Fukuoka 18,825 18.1 km

W Ashiya Fukuoka 14,182 18.3 km

SE Yukuhashi Fukuoka 71,426 18.4 km

Air access

nearby

KKJ

Kitakyushu Airport

Large airport

17.1 km

UBJ

Yamaguchi Ube Airport

Medium airport

40.6 km

FUK

Fukuoka Airport

Large airport

47.3 km

Universities

linked

Kitakyushu University

kitakyu-u.ac.jp

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Kitakyushu?: 940,978 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Kitakyushu in?: Asia/Tokyo.
Which country is Kitakyushu in?: Japan (JP).
Which airport serves Kitakyushu?: Kitakyushu Airport (KKJ).
How far is Kitakyushu from Tokyo?: About 833 km.
Does Kitakyushu have a university?: Yes. Kitakyushu University.
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 Kitakyushu in?: Fukuoka.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1859307

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1859307,
    "name": "Kitakyushu",
    "ascii_name": "Kitakyushu",
    "country_code": "JP",
    "population": 940978,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Tokyo",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA2",
    "latitude": 33.85181,
    "longitude": 130.85034
  }
}

Context

comparatives

33.5x the population of Miyaodai.
12 km from Miyaodai.
Same timezone (Asia/Tokyo) as 2,173 other cities in Japan.