Country Japan Population 69,907 (1 Apr 2011) | Region Kyushu Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture | |
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Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) Website www.city.yame.fukuoka.jp Weather 14°C, Wind NE at 11 km/h, 90% Humidity City hall address Honmachi 647, Yame, Fukuoka (福岡県八女市本町647); 834-8585 Points of interest Hoshinohana Park, Kuroki Hot Spring, Somanosatokeiryu Park, Yametesukiwashi Center, Mt Gozen | ||
Yame (八女市, Yame-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
Map of Yame, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km².
On October 1, 2006 the town of Jōyō (from Yame District) was merged into Yame.
On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe (all from Yame District) were merged into Yame.
After the merger, as of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 69,907, with 23,885 households and a population density of 144.88 persons per km². The total area is 482.53 km², which is second largest area within Fukuoka Prefecture.
Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan.
Yame natives include former livedoor CEO Takafumi Horie.