Yamato, Fukuoka
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This article is about the town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. There is a Japanese city with this name, see Yamato, Kanagawa. For other uses, see Yamato.
Yamato (大和町; -machi; lit. mountain-palace) is a town located in Yamato District, Fukuoka, Japan.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 16,943 and a density of 743.77 persons per km². The total area is 22.78 km².
[edit] History
The town was established as a village in 1907, and promoted to a town in 1952.
[edit] External links
- Yamato official website in Japanese