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Fukuoka Prefecture
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Fukuoka Prefecture is a region located in Japan, situated on the southern island of Kyushu. It is an important area that serves as a major economic and cultural hub in southwestern Japan.
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- Instance of
- prefecture of Japan
- Named after
- Fukuoka Domain
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Japan
- Contains
- Fukuoka
- Capital
- Fukuoka
- Population
- 5108038
- Area
- 4971.01
- Time zone
- Japan Standard Time
- Body of water
- Ariake Sea
- Head of government
- Seitaro Hattori
- Shares border with
- Yamaguchi Prefecture
- Official website
- www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/site/english
- Image
- Fukuoka Seaside Momochi Aerial Shoot.jpg
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- native label
- 福岡県
- water as percent of area
- 2.3
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- Fukuoka prefecture
- twinned administrative body
- New Delhi
- Commons category
- Fukuoka prefecture
- topic's main category
- Category:Fukuoka Prefecture
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Fukuoka prefecture
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Fukuoka prefecture
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fukuoka Prefecture
- name in kana
- ふくをかけん
- social media followers
- 47411
- associated electoral district
- Fukuoka 11th district
- official symbol
- Rhododendron
- external data available at URL
- www.open-governmentdata.org/fukuoka-pref
- foods traditionally associated
- tonkotsu ramen
- topic has template
- Template:Fukuoka
- OpenStreetMap zoom level
- 8
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Encyclopedic overview
Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県, Fukuoka-ken; Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯ̥.kɯꜜ.o.ka, -kɯ.o.kaꜜ.keɴ]) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 km (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast.
Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea.
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