Fukuoka prefecture - Definition and Overview

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken)

Symbol of Fukuoka Prefecture
Capital	Fukuoka (city)
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Governor	Wataru Aso
Area	4,971.01 km² (29th)
- % water	2.3%
Population (July 1,2004)
- Population	5,057,932 (9th)
- Density	1,017 /km²
Districts	17
Municipalities	97
ISO 3166-2	JP-40
Web site	www.kyushu.com/fukuoka/
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Plum blossom (Prunus mume)
- Tree	Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi)
- Bird	Japanese bush-warbler (Cettia diphone)

Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県 Fukuoka-ken) is located on Kyushu Island, Japan. The capital is the city of Fukuoka.

History

Fukuoka Prefecture includes the former provinces of Chikugo, Chikuzen, and Buzen.

Geography

Fukuoka Prefecture faces the sea on three sides, bordering on Saga, Oita, and Kumamoto prefectures and facing Yamaguchi Prefecture across the Kanmon Straits.

Fukuoka includes the two largest cities on Kyushu, Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, and much of Kyushu's induxtry.

Cities

• Amagi
• Buzen
• Chikugo
• Chikushino
• Dazaifu
• Fukuoka (capital)
  • Chuo-ku
  • Hakata-ku
  • Higashi-ku
  • Jonan-ku
  • Minami-ku
  • Nishi-ku
  • Sawara-ku
• Iizuka
• Kasuga
• Kitakyushu
  • Kokurakita-ku
  • Kokuraminami-ku
  • Moji-ku
  • Tobata-ku
  • Wakamatsu-ku
  • Yahatahigashi-ku
  • Yahatanishi-ku
• Koga
• Kurume
• Maebaru
• Munakata
• Nakama
• Nogata
• Ogori
• Okawa
• Omuta
• Onojo
• Tagawa
• Yamada
• Yame
• Yanagawa
• Yukuhashi

Districts

Economy

Fukuoka prefecture's main cities form one of Japan's main industrial centers, accounting for nearly 40% of the economy of Kyushu. Major industries include automobiles, semiconductors, and steel.

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Official Fukuoka Prefecture homepage (http://www.pref.fukuoka.jp/wbase.nsf/doc/kikaku_guide_d090114.htm)
• Fukuoka information homepage (http://www.kyushu.com/fukuoka/)
• Fukuoka Weather Forecast (http://www.asinah.org/weather/RJFF.html)
• Fukuoka Guide, get more out of Fukuoka, Japan's mini-metro (http://www.fukuokaguide.com)
• Fukuoka Guide Mobile (http://www.fukuokaguide.com/mobile/)

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