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Kitakyushu

Fukuoka · Japan
City population
940,978
#14
in Japan
#2
in Fukuoka
#590
worldwide
TokyoKitakyushu
33.852, 130.850 · 833 km from Tokyo
City population
940,978
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Japan
#14
of 1,216 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#590
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Japan
0.8%
of the national population

About Kitakyushu

Ranked 590th in the world by city population, this Japanese city holds 940,978 residents, making it the 14th most populous in Japan and second within Fukuoka region. Located 833 km from Tokyo, it sits 57 m above sea level and is surrounded by several nearby municipalities: Shimonoseki at 14 km with 265,684 residents is the largest in its immediate vicinity, while Nakama (46,745) and Kanda (37,684) lie at similar distances.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Japan
#14of 1,216
LargestSmallest
Position in Fukuoka
#2of 52
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Japan
Region
Fukuoka
Rank in region
#2of 52
Distance to capital
833 km
to Tokyo
Elevation
57 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
33.852, 130.850
Record updated
2022-09-02
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 1,216 in Japan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

14KMShimonoseki266K people15KMKoga19K people16KMInokura15K people17KMNōgata57K people18KMMiyako19K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Kitakyushu941K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Kitakyushu compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Kitakyushu941K

Kitakyushu Population FAQ

What is the population of Kitakyushu?

Kitakyushu has a city population of 940,978. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Kitakyushu?

Kitakyushu is in Fukuoka, Japan, 833 km from the capital, Tokyo. Its coordinates are 33.852, 130.850.

How big is Kitakyushu compared with other cities in Japan?

It is the 14th largest of the 1,216 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Japan, holding 0.8% of the national population.

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