Yahatanishi-ku, Kitakyūshū

Yahatanishi-ku is a ward of Kitakyūshū, Fukuoka, Japan. It covers 83. 04 square kilometres, and had a population of 260,318 in January, 2005. The ward contains JR Kurosaki Station, and JR Orio Station on the Kagoshima Main Line, with several schools and universities nearby.