Yame, Fukuoka

Yame
八女市
City

Yame Tea Plantation

Location of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture
Yame

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 33°11′58″N 130°33′32″E / 33.19944°N 130.55889°E / 33.19944; 130.55889Coordinates: 33°11′58″N 130°33′32″E / 33.19944°N 130.55889°E / 33.19944; 130.55889
Country Japan
Region Kyushu
Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture
Government
  Mayor Tsuneyuki Mitamura (since November 2008)
Area
  Total 482.53 km2 (186.31 sq mi)
Population (April 1, 2011)
  Total 69,907
  Density 140/km2 (380/sq mi)
Symbols
  Tree Tea, Cinnamonum camphora
  Flower Chrysanthemum, Wisteria, Hymenanthes
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City hall address Honmachi 647, Yame, Fukuoka (福岡県八女市本町647)
834-8585
Website www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp

Yame (八女市 Yame-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.

As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km².

On October 1, 2006 the town of Jōyō (from Yame District) was merged into Yame.

On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.

After the merger, as of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 69,907, with 23,885 households and a population density of 144.88 persons per km². The total area is 482.53 km², which is second largest area within Fukuoka Prefecture.

Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.

Yame natives include former livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie.

See also


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