Kyūshū-Okinawa九州・沖縄
Kyūshū-Okinawa. A region (地方, chihō) of Japan.
The southern island of Kyūshū plus Okinawa. Okinawa is sometimes counted as its own region, which is why the two names are often written together.
A region has no assembly, no governor, and no budget. It is a grouping used in weather forecasts, school textbooks, and business planning, and its borders are a convention, not a law. Each prefecture in it is a government.
Facts
- Japanese name
- 九州・沖縄
- Prefectures
- 8
- Population
- 14,246,438 (2020 census)
- Area
- 44,513 km²
- Density
- 320 people per km²
- Municipalities
- 274
- Most populous prefecture
- Fukuoka 5,135,214
- Designated cities
- Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka City, and Kumamoto City
The 8 prefectures in Kyūshū-Okinawa都道府県
| Prefecture | Capital | Population | km² | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka福岡県 | Fukuoka福岡市 | 5,135,214 | 4,987 | 60 |
| Saga佐賀県 | Saga佐賀市 | 811,442 | 2,441 | 20 |
| Nagasaki長崎県 | Nagasaki長崎市 | 1,312,317 | 4,131 | 21 |
| Kumamoto熊本県 | Kumamoto熊本市 | 1,738,301 | 7,409 | 45 |
| Ōita大分県 | Ōita大分市 | 1,123,852 | 6,341 | 18 |
| Miyazaki宮崎県 | Miyazaki宮崎市 | 1,069,576 | 7,735 | 26 |
| Kagoshima鹿児島県 | Kagoshima鹿児島市 | 1,588,256 | 9,186 | 43 |
| Okinawa沖縄県 | Naha那覇市 | 1,467,480 | 2,283 | 41 |
Designated cities in Kyūshū-Okinawa政令指定都市
A designated city is divided into wards and takes over some services from its prefecture. Each has a page with its wards.
Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査), the prefectures added up. Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.