Yame, Fukuoka

Yame 八女市
—  City  —
Location of Yame in Fukuoka
Yame
Coordinates: 33°11′58″N 130°33′32″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Fukuoka
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)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
City symbols
- Tree	Tea, Cinnamonum camphora
- Flower	Chrysanthemum, Wisteria, Hymenanthes
Phone number	81-(0)943-23-1111
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, Japan.

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

The city was founded on April 1, 1954.

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

Yame tea (八女茶) is one of largest Japanese tea production, and famous for place such as Shizuoka, Uji and Chiran^{[citation needed]}

Yame natives include former livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie.

See also

• Groups of Traditional Buildings

External links

Media related to Yame, Fukuoka at Wikimedia Commons

• Yame official website (Japanese)
• Brief introduction of Yame tea (English)