Kitakyushu [city] - Kitakyushu

Japanese: 北九州[市] - きたきゅうしゅう

A city in northern Fukuoka Prefecture. In February 1963, five cities, Moji, Kokura, Tobata, Yahata, and Wakamatsu, merged to form a city, and the former cities became wards. In April of the same year, it became a city designated by government ordinance. In 1974, Yahata Ward was divided into Yahatahigashi Ward and Yahatahigashi Ward, and Kokura Ward was divided into Kokurakita Ward and Kokuraminami Ward, resulting in seven wards. The city stretches for about 30 km from the Kanmon Straits to Dokai Bay, forming the Kitakyushu Industrial Zone, which is mainly focused on heavy chemical industry, and Kitakyushu Port. In recent years, Kitakyushu's material-based industries, which are known for iron and coal, have been rapidly sinking, and the city is being forced to restructure to include advanced technology industries. It is also a transportation hub connecting Honshu and Kyushu, and is served by the Sanyo Shinkansen, the Kagoshima-Chikuho-Nippo Main Line, the Hitahikosan Line, the Kyushu Expressway, the Higashi Kyushu Expressway, and National Routes 3 and 10. Kitakyushu Airport, which opened in March 2006, is located in Kokura Minami Ward. It has ^{an area of} 491.95 km2 and a population of 976,846 (2010).
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Japanese:

福岡県北部の市。1963年２月に門司，小倉，戸畑，八幡(やはた)，若松の５市が合併して市制，旧市は区となる。同年４月に政令指定都市となった。1974年八幡区が八幡西区と八幡東区に，小倉区が小倉北区と小倉南区に分区，７区となった。関門海峡から洞海湾にかけて約30kmにわたり市街地が続き，重化学工業を主とする北九州工業地帯を形成，北九州港がある。鉄と石炭でイメージされる北九州の素材型産業は，近年その地盤沈下が急速に進み，先端技術産業などへの構造転換が迫られている。本州と九州各地を結ぶ交通要地でもあり，山陽新幹線，鹿児島・筑豊・日豊各本線，日田彦山線，九州自動車道，東九州自動車道，国道３・10号線などが通じる。小倉南区に2006年３月，新たに開港した北九州空港がある。491.95km²。97万6846人（2010）。
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