Yame District, Fukuoka

Location of Yame District in Fukuoka Prefecture

Yame (八女郡, Yame-gun) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2010, the district has an estimated population of 20,230 and a density of 534 persons per km². The total area is 37.91 km².

Towns and villages

Hirokawa

Mergers

On October 1, 2006, the town of Jōyō merged into the city of Yame.
On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Yabe and Hoshino merged into the city of Yame.

External links

Brief introduction of Yame tea in English

Fukuoka Prefecture

Wards of Fukuoka (capital city)	Higashi-ku Hakata-ku Chūō-ku Minami-ku Nishi-ku Jōnan-ku Sawara-ku

Wards of Kitakyushu	Moji-ku Wakamatsu-ku Tobata-ku Kokurakita-ku Kokuraminami-ku Yahatahigashi-ku Yahatanishi-ku

Other Cities	Asakura Buzen Chikugo Chikushino Dazaifu Fukutsu Iizuka Itoshima Kasuga Kama Kitakyūshū Koga Kurume Miyama Miyawaka Munakata Nakama Nōgata Ogōri Ōkawa Ōmuta Ōnojō Tagawa Ukiha Yame Yanagawa Yukuhashi

Districts	Asakura Chikujō Chikushi Kaho Kasuya Kurate Mii Miyako Mizuma Onga Tagawa Yame

See also: Towns and villages by district

Coordinates: 33°15′05″N 130°33′40″E / 33.2513°N 130.561°E / 33.2513; 130.561

Authority control	VIAF: 126691197 NDL: 00429246

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