Buzen

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Buzen

Total population

24,391

Air quality index

31Good

Elevation20 m

Coordinates33.61°, 131.13°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Buzen is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 December 2023, the city had an estimated population of 23,844 in 11794 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of the city is 111.10 km2 (42.90 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Yasuo Ikenaka

Japanese long-distance runner

Yoshijirō Umezu

Japanese general (1882–1949)

J

Junji Kawano

Japanese association football player

Daisuke Kato

Japanese baseball player

M

Mai Matsumuro

Japanese singer

F

Fuyumi Ono

Japanese novelist (born 1960)

Obata Tokujirō

Japanese educator (1842–1905)

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Japanese actor

K

Kazuyoshi Matsunaga

Japanese association football player

R

Risa Honda

Japanese actress

G

Ginzō Matsuo

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator (1951–2001)

T

Tetsuo Imazawa

Japanese film director, television director and storyboard artist

Takahiko Tomoeda

Japanese ethicist (1876-1957)

Shun Yamaguchi

Japanese baseball player

Y

Yasunori Oshima

Japanese professional baseball player (1950-2021)

Fujio Yoshida

Japanese artist (1887-1987)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Fukuoka

• Yoshitomi
  2.6 mi away · pop. 6,627
• Kouge
  3 mi away · pop. 7,458
• Chikujo
  5.3 mi away · pop. 18,587
• Yukuhashi
  11.7 mi away · pop. 71,426
• Miyako
  13.5 mi away · pop. 20,243
• Kanda
  14.2 mi away · pop. 34,963
• Akamura
  14.8 mi away · pop. 3,022
• Oto
  16 mi away · pop. 5,176
• Soeda
  16.1 mi away · pop. 9,924
• Kawara
  17.5 mi away · pop. 10,861
• Kawasaki
  18.5 mi away · pop. 16,789
• Tagawa
  18.7 mi away · pop. 46,203

Browse all places in Fukuoka →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buzen

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Kikai Volcano, Japan
  Volcanoes · 2026-05-17 · 201 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Buzen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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