Nishi-ku ( 西区 ) is one of the seven wards of Fukuoka City , Japan . Meaning literally "west ward," it is bordered to the east by Sawara-ku , and to the west by Itoshima . As of 2003, it has a population of 173,813 people and an area of 83.81 km . As of 2016, its population had increased to 206,000 people. It has recently gained additional infrastructure in the form of the Nanakuma Line , in addition to the Fukuoka City Subway and the Chikuhi Line .
3-1473: Nishi-ku ( 西区 ) is a common ward name in many Japanese cities. Nishi-ku, Fukuoka , in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu , in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture Nishi-ku, Hiroshima , in Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture Nishi-ku, Kōbe , in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture Nishi-ku, Kumamoto , in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture Nishi-ku, Nagoya , in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Nishi-ku, Niigata , in Niigata, Niigata Prefecture Nishi-ku, Ōsaka , in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture Nishi-ku, Saitama , in Saitama, Saitama Prefecture Nishi-ku, Sakai , in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture Nishi-ku, Sapporo , in Sapporo, Hokkaido Prefecture Nishi-ku, Yokohama , in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture See also [ edit ] Western District (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
6-597: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nishi-ku, Fukuoka At the time of Fukuoka City's official designation as a City in 1972, Nishi-ku covered a larger area than it does today. On May 1, 1982, Nishi-ku was subdivided into the three smaller wards of Nishi-ku, Sawara-ku and Jōnan-ku . [REDACTED] Media related to Nishi-ku, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons 33°34′58″N 130°19′23″E / 33.58278°N 130.32306°E / 33.58278; 130.32306 This Fukuoka Prefecture location article
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