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Kyushu Island

Kyushu
Native name: 九州
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Kyushu region of Japan and the current prefectures on the island of Kyushu
Geography
Location East Asia
Archipelago Japanese Archipelago
Area 36,782 km2 (14,202 sq mi)
Area rank 37th
Highest elevation 1,791 m (5,876 ft)
Highest point Mount Kujū
Administration
Japanese
Prefectures  Fukuoka Prefecture
 Kagoshima Prefecture
 Kumamoto Prefecture
 Miyazaki Prefecture
 Nagasaki Prefecture
 Ōita Prefecture
 Okinawa Prefecture
 Saga Prefecture
Largest settlement Fukuoka
Demographics
Population 12,970,479 (2016)
Pop. density 307.13 /km2 (795.46 /sq mi)
Ethnic groups Japanese

Kyushu (九州, Kyūshū?, lit. "Nine Provinces") (Japanese: [kjɯᵝːꜜɕɯᵝ]) is the third biggest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternative ancient names include Kyūkoku (九国?, "Nine States"), Chinzei (鎮西?, "West of the Pacified Area"), and Tsukushi-no-shima (筑紫島?, "Island of Tsukushi"). The historical regional name Saikaidō (西海道?, lit. West Sea Circuit) referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands.

In the 8th century Taihō Code reforms, Dazaifu was established as a special administrative term for the region.


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