Kyushu
Kyūshū (九州, Kyūshū, pronounced [kʲɯꜜːɕɯː] ⓘ, lit. 'Nine Provinces') is the third-largest island of Japan's four main islands and the most southerly of the four largest islands (i.e. excluding Okinawa). In the past, it has been known as Kyūkoku (九国, "Nine Countries"), Chinzei (鎮西, "West of the Pacified Area") and Tsukushi-no-shima (筑紫島, "Island of Tsukushi"). The historical regional name Saikaidō (西海道, lit. West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands. Kyushu has a land area of 36,782 square kilometres (14,202 sq mi) and a population of 14,311,224 in 2018.
Native name: 九州 | |
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October 2009 NASA satellite image of Kyushu | |
Kyushu region of Japan and the current prefectures on the island of Kyushu | |
| Geography | |
| Location | East Asia |
| Coordinates | 33°N 131°E |
| Archipelago | Japanese Archipelago |
| Area | 36,782.37 km2 (14,201.75 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 37th |
| Coastline | 12,221 km (7593.8 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,791 m (5876 ft) |
| Highest point | Mount Kujū |
| Administration | |
| Prefectures | Fukuoka Prefecture Kagoshima Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Miyazaki Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Ōita Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture Saga Prefecture |
| Largest settlement | Fukuoka |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 12,650,847 (as of June 2022) |
| Pop. density | 307.13/km2 (795.46/sq mi) |
| Ethnic groups | Japanese, Ryukyuan |
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In the 8th-century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region.
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