Fukuoka Prefecture
Fukuoka Prefecture
福岡県 | |
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| Japanese transcription(s) | |
| • Japanese | 福岡県 |
| • Rōmaji | Fukuoka-ken |
Aerial view of the seaside Momochi with the Fukuoka Tower and Momochi Seaside Park in the center and with the Fukuoka PayPay Dome to the left side | |
| Anthem: 希望の光 Kibō no Hikari "Light of Hope" | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E / 33.600°N 130.583°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Island | Kyushu |
| Capital | Fukuoka |
| Subdivisions | Districts: 12, Municipalities: 60 |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Seitaro Hattori (since April 2021) |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,986.52 km2 (1,925.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 29th |
| Population (February 1, 2025) | |
• Total | 5,092,442 |
| • Rank | 8th |
| • Density | 1,021/km2 (2,640/sq mi) |
| • Dialects | Chikuzen・Buzen・Chikuho |
| GDP | |
| • Total | JP¥19,942 billion US$183.0 billion (2019) |
| ISO 3166 code | JP-40 |
| Website | www.pref.fukuoka.lg.jp/somu/ multilingual/english/top.html |
| Symbols of Japan | |
| Bird | Japanese bush warbler (Cettia diphone) |
| Flower | Ume blossom (Prunus mume) |
| Tree | Azalea (Rhododendron tsutsusi) |
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 km2 (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.