福岡市 Natural Environment Population and Area

Natural Environment, Population and Area

Fukuoka City is located at 130° 24’ 06” E. longitude and 33° 35’ 24” N. latitude. Because major cities of East Asia such as Busan, Seoul, Shanghai, Beijing and Taipei are about the same distance from Fukuoka as Osaka, Tokyo and Sapporo, there are many regular international flights. It is an ideal exchange point with the Republic of Korea, the People’s Republic of China and other Asian lands.
Standing in the heart of the crescent-shaped Fukuoka Plain, the city faces the Genkai Sea to the north, and Hakata Bay, defined by Uminonakamichi and the Itoshima peninsula. To the south is the Sefuri mountain range, and to the east the Sangun range.

Central Green Zone

There are a number of rivers – the Tatara, Naka and Muromi, for example – flowing into Hakata Bay, but most of them are medium and small-sized rivers.
The climate is warm, with an average annual temperature of 17.1°C (as of 2008).
The population of the city continues to grow, reaching an estimated 1,437,718 people and 684,717 households as of October 1, 2008.
The 2005 national census shows that youth (below 14 years of age) account for 13.4% of the total population, the working age (15 to 64) for 70.2% and the elderly (over 64) for 15.2%. It has the lowest average resident age of any Japanese administrative ordinance city: 40.3.

Area of Fukuoka 341.11 square km
(as of Oct. 1, 2008)

Estimated population (as of October 1, 2008)

Households	684,717
Total population	1,437,718 (male 688,050, female 749,668)
Higashi Ward	285,213
Hakata Ward	205,573
Chuo Ward	174,046
Minami Ward	247,083
Jonan Ward	128,927
Sawara Ward	211,588
Nishi Ward	185,288