Nakama, Fukuoka

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**Nakama City**
**中間市**
Nakama City's location in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.
Location
Country	Japan
Region	Kyūshū
Prefecture	Fukuoka prefecture
Physical characteristics
Area	15.98 km²
Population (as of 2005)
Total	48,094
Density	3010/km²
Symbols
Tree	kusu, kusuganemochi
Flower	pansy, cosmos
Nakama City City Hall
Mayor	Tadayoshi Ōshima
Address	〒809-8501 Nakama-shi, Nakama 1-1-1
Phone number	093-244-1111
Official website: Nakama City

Nakama (中間市; -shi) is a city located in Fukuoka, Japan.

The city was founded on November 1, 1958. It was soon to cease to exist, becoming a ward of Kitakyushu which was to be called Nakama-ku, Kitakyushu. However, on Christmas Eve 2004 Nakama city's councillors rejected the merger plan, despite it having been proposed by Nakama initially. The reason is that the 21 councillors will be reduced to three when the merger takes place, throwing the remaining 18 out of work.

A recent poll (December 2004) stated that 70% of the citizens of Nakama were in favour of the city being absorbed into Kitakyushu. Nevertheless the councillors claim that they are rejecting the merger for the good of the city.