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Country
  
Japan

Website
  
www.town.miyaki.lg.jp

Population
  
26,734 (1 Feb 2009)

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:36 AM

Region
  
Kyushu

Area
  
51.89 km²

Prefecture
  
Saga Prefecture

District
  
Miyaki District, Saga

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Time zone
  
Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

City hall address
  
737-5 Ōaza Higashio, Miyaki-chō, Miyaki-gun, Saga-ken 849-0113

Weather
  
8°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 68% Humidity

Miyaki (みやき町, Miyaki-chō) is a town in Miyaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is the first town in Saga to have its name spelled in hiragana rather than kanji. It is named after the district it is located in.

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Map of Miyaki, Miyaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan

Geography

Miyaki is located in the eastern part of Saga Prefecture, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Saga City and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Fukuoka. The northern part of Miyaki contains the Chikushi Mountains, and the southern part contains the Chikugo River. It borders Fukuoka Prefecture on the north and south.

Adjoining municipalities

  • Saga Prefecture
  • Kamimine
  • Tosu
  • Kanzaki
  • Yoshinogari
  • Fukuoka Prefecture
  • Kurume
  • Nakagawa

    • History

  • April 1, 1889 - The present system of municipalities is established and the area occupied by Miyaki consists of the villages of Nakabaru, Kitashigeyasu, Minamishigeyasu, and Mikawa.
  • April 1, 1955 - The villages Minamishigeyasu and Nakabaru merge to form Mine Village.
  • May 5, 1962 - Mine Village becomes Mine Town.
  • April 1, 1965 - Kitashigeyasu Village becomes Kitashigeyasu Town.
  • April 1, 1971 - Nakabaru Village becomes Nakabaru Town.
  • March 1, 2005 - The towns of Mine, Kitashigeyasu and Nakabaru merge to form Miyaki Town.

    • High Schools

  • Saga Prefectural Miyaki High School

    • Junior High Schools

  • Nakabaru Junior High School
  • Kitashigeyasu Junior High School
  • Mine Junior High School

    • Elementary Schools

  • Nakabaru Elementary School
  • Kitashigeyasu Elementary School
  • Mine Higashi Elementary School
  • Mine Nishi Elementary School

    • Air

    The nearest airports are Saga Airport and Fukuoka Airport.

    Rail

  • JR Kyushu
  • Nagasaki Main Line
  • Nakabaru Station

    • Road

  • Expressways:
  • There are no expressways in Miyaki. The closest interchange is the Higashisefuri Interchange.
  • National highways:
  • Route 34
  • Route 264
  • Prefectural roads:
  • Saga Prefectural Routes 19, 22 and 31

    • Notable places

  • Chiriku Hachiman Shrine
  • Shirasaka Park

    • References

    Miyaki, Saga Wikipedia
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