Kume, Okayama

Kume 久米町
Former municipality
Former Kume town hall
Kume Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°3′34″N 133°54′1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Kume
Merged	February 28, 2005 (now part of Tsuyama)
Area
• Total	74.39 km2 (28.72 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	7,396
• Density	99.42/km2 (257.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
Flower	Chrysanthemum
Tree	Prunus mume

Kume (久米町, Kume-chō) was a town located in Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,396 and a density of 99.42 persons per km². The total area was 74.39 km².

On February 28, 2005, Kume, along with the town of Kamo, the village of Aba (both from Tomata District), and the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

Geography

• Rivers: Yoshii River

Adjoining municipalities

• Okayama Prefecture
  • Tsuyama
  • Chūō
  • Asahi
  • Ochiai
  • Kuse
  • Kagamino

Education

• Kyōsyō Elementary School
• Chūsei Elementary School
• Seidō Elementary School
• Shūjitsu Elementary School
• Kume Junior High School

Transportation

Railways

• West Japan Railway Company
  • Kishin Line
    • Tsuboi Station - Mimasaka-Sendai Station

Road

• Expressways:
  • Chūgoku Expressway
    • Kume Bus Stop
    • Innoshō Interchange (Tsuyama)
• National highways:
  • Route 181
  • Route 429
• Prefectural roads:
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 70 (Kume-Takebe)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 159 (Kume-Chūō)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 205 (Mimasaka-Sendai Station)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 335 (Yonokami-Kume)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 337 (Yamashiro-Miyao)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 339 (Nishiichinomiya-Nakagitakami)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 340 (Kōmoto-Kume)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 341 (Tsuboi-Shimotochibara)
  • Okayama Prefectural Route 455 (Koyama-Kuwakami)
• Roadside Station
  • Kume no Sato

External links

• Official website of Tsuyama in Japanese (some English content)