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Kitakyūshū (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 33 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 33.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 130 49 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 130.8167 decimal degrees |
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Note: An important center for heavy industry; chief industries include shipbuilding & fishing; produces iron, steel, glass, textiles, chemicals, machinery & cement; has a technical institute since 1921. |
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| Kitakyūshū (preferred,C,V)
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| Kita-Kyūshū (C,V)
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| Kitakyushu (C,V)
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| Kitakyuschu (C,V)
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| Kitakyushu City (C,V)
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| Yahata (C,V)
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| Yawata (C,V)
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| 小倉 (C,U,Japanese-P)
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| Kokura (H,V,O,Japanese (transliterated)-P)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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| city (C) |
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formed by amalgamation of Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu & Yawata, 1963 |
| industrial center (C) |
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