Yame, Fukuoka

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Map showing location of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture (as of 2006).
Map showing location of Yame in Fukuoka Prefecture (as of 2006).

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 city absorbed the town of Joyo from Yame District.

Yame natives include former livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie.

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Cities
Asakura | Buzen | Chikugo | Chikushino | Dazaifu | Fukuoka (capital) | Fukutsu | Iizuka | Kasuga | Kama | Kitakyūshū | Koga | Kurume | Maebaru | Miyama | Miyawaka | Munakata | Nakama | Nōgata | Ogōri | Ōkawa | Ōmuta | Ōnojō | Tagawa | Ukiha | Yame | Yanagawa | Yukuhashi
Districts
Asakura | Chikujō | Chikushi | Itoshima | Kaho | Kasuya | Kurate | Mii | Miyako | Mizuma | Onga | Tagawa | Yame
  See also: Towns and villages by district edit

Coordinates: 33°13′N, 130°33′E