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 at January 1, 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.

Rugby (Japan v Tonga) at Honjo on June 4, 2006

Facilities

• Honjo Stadium

See also

Other wards of Kitakyushu:

• Kokurakita-ku
• Kokuraminami-ku
• Moji-ku
• Tobata-ku
• Yahatahigashi-ku
• Wakamatsu-ku

Official pages

• Yahata Nishi ward office

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Coordinates: 33°51′41″N 130°45′37″E / 33.86139°N 130.76028°E / 33.86139; 130.76028