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Nishi-ku, Fukuoka

Coordinates: 33°34′58″N 130°19′23″E / 33.58278°N 130.32306°E / 33.58278; 130.32306
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Nishi
西区
Nishi Ward
Official seal of Nishi
Location of Nishi Ward in Fukuoka
Location of Nishi Ward in Fukuoka
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureFukuoka
CityFukuoka
Time zoneUTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)

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 km2. 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.

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.

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33°34′58″N 130°19′23″E / 33.58278°N 130.32306°E / 33.58278; 130.32306