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| Northern Kyushu Data | ||
| Sum of 5 prefectures | ||
| Area | 25,256.75km² | |
| General Population | 10,381,372 (Sept 2008) | |
| Pop Density | 411.03 per km2 (Sept 2008) | |
Northern Kyūshū (北部九州, Hokubu Kyūshū) is a subregion of Kyūshū.[1]
This northern region encompasses the prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, and Ōita.
History
editBefore 1963 it was called North Kyūshū (Kitakyūshū, 北九州) until the city of Kitakyūshū was formed. The name of the city means North Kyūshū in Japanese, so to avoid confusion, the name of the region was changed.
It is the most urbanized and industrialized part of the Kyūshū region.[2]
For the purposes of development analysis, the area is construed to include Yamaguchi Prefecture on Honshū. Although Yamaguchi is not part of Kyūshū, it is a functional satellite of the Kanmon Straits Metropolitan Area.[3]
The region is part of the Taiheiyō Belt and comprises the Northern Kyushu Industrial Zone.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Northern Kyushu Rail Pass
- ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Kyūshū" in Japan Encyclopedia, pp. 588-589, p. 588, at Google Books,
- ^ Sakamoto, Hiroshi. (2011). "CGE Analysis of Regional Policy in the Northern Kyushu Area." Kitakyushu: The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD), Working Paper Series Vol. 2011-03
References
edit- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
External links
edit- Kyushu Tourism Information, Northern Kyushu maps