Fukuoka Prefecture

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Fukuoka Prefecture 福岡県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese	福岡県
• Rōmaji	Fukuoka-ken
Aerial view of the seaside Momochi [ja] with the Fukuoka Tower and Momochi Seaside Park in the center and with the Fukuoka PayPay Dome to the left side
Flag Symbol
Anthem: Kibō no Hikari
Coordinates: 33°36′N 130°35′E / 33.600°N 130.583°E / 33.600; 130.583
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Capital	Fukuoka
Subdivisions	Districts: 12, Municipalities: 60
Government
• Governor	Seitaro Hattori[1] (since April 2021)
Area
• Total	4,986.52 km2 (1,925.31 sq mi)
• Rank	29th
Population  (June 1, 2019)
• Total	5,109,323
• Rank	9th
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Dialects	Chikuzen・Buzen・Chikuho
GDP [2]
• 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 (Japanese: 福岡県, Hepburn: Fukuoka-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū.^[3] 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).^[4] 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.^[5] 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.