Kitakyushu

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Kitakyushu 北九州市
Designated city
City of Kitakyushu[1]
Clockwise from top left: the Riverwalk shopping center; Kokura Castle; Mojiko Station; the former Higashida blast furnace; a night view of Kokura from Mount Adachi; and the Tanga Market in Kokura
Flag Emblem
Location of Kitakyushu in Fukuoka Prefecture
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Coordinates: 33°53′N 130°53′E / 33.883°N 130.883°E / 33.883; 130.883
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Fukuoka Prefecture
Government
• Mayor	Kazuhisa Takeuchi
Area
• Total	491.95 km2 (189.94 sq mi)
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	940,978
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	1-1 Jōnai, Kokura Kita-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka-ken 803-8501
Climate	Cfa
Website	www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp
Symbols
Flower	Tsutsuji (Azalea) Himawari (Sunflower)
Tree	Ichiigashi (Japanese beech)

Kitakyushu (Japanese: 北九州市, Hepburn: Kitakyūshū-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of Japan's 20 designated cities, one of three on Kyushu, and is divided into seven wards.

Kitakyushu was formed in 1963 from a merger of municipalities centered on the historic city of Kokura, and its name literally means "North Kyushu City" in Japanese. It is located at the northernmost point of Kyushu on the Kanmon Straits, separating the island from Honshu, across from the city of Shimonoseki. Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki are connected by numerous transport links including the Kanmon Bridge and the Kanmon Tunnels (Roadway, Railway, and Shin-Kanmon). Kitakyushu's Urban Employment Area forms part of the Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Greater Metropolitan Region, which, with a population of 5,738,977 (2005-2006), is the largest metropolitan area in Japan west of the Keihanshin region.