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.
Geography
editClimate
edit| 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
editYaskawa Electric, a global electrical equipment and robot manufacturing company is headquartered in the ward.[3]
Facilities
editEducation
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- Kyushu Korean Junior-Senior High School
- Kitakyushu Korean Elementary School (北九州朝鮮初級学校)
References
edit- ^ 観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ 気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
- ^ "Corporate Data." Yaskawa Electric. Retrieved on April 9, 2014.
- ^ "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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