Kuse, Okayama

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Kuse 久世町
Former municipality
Former Kuse town hall (not extant)
Kuse Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°4′33.4″N 133°45′12.1″E / 35.075944°N 133.753361°E / 35.075944; 133.753361Coordinates: 35°4′33.4″N 133°45′12.1″E / 35.075944°N 133.753361°E / 35.075944; 133.753361
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Maniwa
Merged	March 31, 2005 (now part of Maniwa)
Area
• Total	75.12 km² (29.00 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	11,424
• Density	152.08/km² (393.9/sq mi)
Time zone	Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Symbols
- Tree	Zelkova serrata
- Flower	Cherry blossom
- Bird	Japanese Bush-warbler

Kuse (久世町, Kuse-chō) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 11,424 and a density of 152.08 persons per km². The total area was 75.12 km².

On March 31, 2005, Kuse, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami, Mikamo and Yatsuka (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.

Geography

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