Country Japan Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture Area 214.1 km² Local time Saturday 3:01 AM | Region Kyushu Website www.city.iizuka.lg.jp Population 130,015 (31 Aug 2016) | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) City hall address 5-5 Shintateiwa, Iizuka-shi, Fukuoka-ken
820-8501 Weather 2°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 77% Humidity University Kyushu Junior College of Kinki University |
Iizuka (飯塚市, Iizuka-shi) is a city located at the confluence of the Honami and Onga rivers in central Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on January 20, 1932.
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Map of Iizuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Iizuka was an important post-station on the Nagasaki Kaidō during the Edo Era. As Japan industrialised, Iizuka became the center of the most productive coal fields in Japan located throughout the surrounding Chikuho district. After the end of Second World War there was a large influx of people into the city as it was one of the few areas that offered a large number of jobs in the coal mines and related fields.
Since the coal mines closed, Iizuka City has suffered from a consistently declining population base. However, its proximity to both Fukuoka City and Kitakyushu City cushioned the effect of the coal industry shutdown and kept the local economy from going into freefall. Now Iizuka has a strong light industrial base and is a center for education and a rapidly expanding IT economy.
As of August 31, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 130,015 and a population density of 607.35 persons per km². The total area is 214.07 km².
On March 26, 2006, Iizuka absorbed the towns of Chikuho, Honami, Kaita and Shōnai (all from Kaho District) to create the new and expanded city of Iizuka.
Climate
Iizuka has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and cool winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, but is much higher in summer than in winter.
People
Primary and secondary schools
The city formerly had a North Korean school, Chikuho Korean Elementary School (筑豊朝鮮初級学校).