Map of Munakata, Japan

Munakata is a city in Fukuoka, Japan, with a population of about 97,095. It lies at 33.7957°N, 130.5590°E. Munakata is about 860 km (535 mi) west of Tokyo, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Fukutsu, 6 km to the west.

Munakata at a glance

Where is Munakata?

• The 9th largest city in Fukuoka on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 54 min on the shortest day to 14 h 24 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Munakata

• Fukutsu — 6 km west
• Nishifukuma — 8 km southwest
• Koga — 11 km southwest
• Nakama — 14 km east
• Nōgata — 16 km east
• Iizuka — 21 km southeast
• Fukuoka — 25 km southwest
• Umi — 26 km south
• Kitakyushu — 28 km east
• Tagawa — 29 km southeast

Largest cities in Fukuoka

• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kitakyushu — 940,978
• Kurume — 303,579
• Ōmuta — 131,974
• Iizuka — 126,364
• Kasuga — 111,023
• Chikushino-shi — 103,311
• Itoshima — 98,877
• Dazaifu — 73,164
• Yukuhashi — 71,426

Largest cities in Japan

• Tokyo — 9,733,276
• Yokohama — 3,777,491
• Osaka — 2,753,862
• Nagoya — 2,332,176
• Sapporo — 1,973,832
• Fukuoka — 1,612,392
• Kawasaki — 1,538,262
• Kobe — 1,525,152
• Kyoto — 1,463,723
• Saitama — 1,324,854

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.