Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Ward of Kitakyūshū in Kyūshū, Japan

Location of Yahatanishi-ku in 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.

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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* Honjo Stadium

## Education

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This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2015)

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North Korean schools:[4]

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

## 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 "

## External links

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