is a

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located in

Fukuoka Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. Fukuoka Prefecture has a population of 5,109,323 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,986 Square kilometre, km2 (1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders S ...

, Japan. As of April 1, 2010, the district has an estimated

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of 20,230 and a

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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 Districts in Fukuoka Prefecture {{Fukuoka-geo-stub