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Kurogi, Fukuoka
was a town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ... located in Yame District, Fukuoka, Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 14,023 and a population density, density of 103.50 persons per km2. The total area was 135.49 km2. On February 1, 2010, Kurogi, along with the town of Tachibana, Fukuoka, Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino, Fukuoka, Hoshino and Yabe, Fukuoka, Yabe (all from Yame District, Fukuoka, Yame District), was merged into the expanded city of Yame, Fukuoka, Yame. See also *Groups of Traditional Buildings External links Yame official website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2010 Yame, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ...
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Flag Of Kurogi, Fukuoka (1963–2010)
A flag is a piece of textile, fabric (most often rectangular) with distinctive colours and design. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the Maritime flag, maritime environment, where Flag semaphore, semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equival ...
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List Of Towns In Japan
A town (町; ''chō'' or ''machi'') is a Local government, local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with Prefectures of Japan, prefecture (''ken'' or other equivalents), Cities of Japan, city (''shi''), and Villages of Japan, village (''mura''). Geographically, a town is contained within a Districts of Japan, district. The same word (町; ''machi'' or ''chō'') is also used in names of smaller regions, usually a part of a Wards of Japan, ward in a city. This is a legacy of when smaller towns were formed on the outskirts of a city, only to eventually merge into it. Towns See also * Municipalities of Japan * List of villages in Japan * List of cities in Japan * Japanese addressing system References External links "Large City System of Japan"; graphic shows towns compared with other Japanese city types at p. 1 [PDF 7 of 40
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Yame District, Fukuoka
is a Districts of Japan, district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of April 1, 2010, the district has an estimated population of 20,230 and a population density, density of 534 persons per km2. The total area is 37.91 km2. Towns and villages *Hirokawa, Fukuoka, Hirokawa Mergers *On October 1, 2006, the town of Jōyō, Fukuoka, Jōyō merged into the city of Yame, Fukuoka, Yame. *On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi, Fukuoka, Kurogi and Tachibana, Fukuoka, Tachibana, and the villages of Yabe, Fukuoka, Yabe and Hoshino, Fukuoka, Hoshino merged into the city of Yame, Fukuoka, Yame. External links Brief introduction of Yame tea
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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 Saga Prefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka is the capital and largest city of Fukuoka Prefecture, and the largest city on Kyūshū, with other major cities including Kitakyushu, Kurume, and Ōmuta, Fukuoka, Ōmuta. Fukuoka Prefecture is located at the northernmost point of Kyūshū on the Kanmon Straits, connecting the Tsushima Strait and the Seto Inland Sea across from Yamaguchi Prefecture on the island of Honshu, and extends south towards the Ariake Sea. History Fukuoka Prefecture includes the Old provinces of Japan, former provinces of Chikugo Province, Chikugo, Chikuzen Province, Chikuzen, and Buzen Province, Buzen. Shrines and temples Kōra taisha, Sumiyoshi-j ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ...
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Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ...
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Tachibana, Fukuoka
was a town located in Yame District, 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 ..., Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,020 and a population density, density of 138.73 persons per km2. The total area was 86.64 km2. On February 1, 2010, Tachibana, along with the town of Kurogi, Fukuoka, Kurogi, and the villages of Hoshino, Fukuoka, Hoshino and Yabe, Fukuoka, Yabe (all from Yame District), was merged into the expanded city of Yame, Fukuoka, Yame. External links Yame official website
Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2010 Yame, Fukuoka {{coord, 33, 12, N, 130, 35, E, region:JP_type:city, display=title ...
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Hoshino, Fukuoka
was a village located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 3,707 and a density of 45.61 persons per km2. The total area was 81.28 km2. On February 1, 2010, Hoshino, along with the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the village of Yabe (all from Yame District), was merged into the expanded city of Yame. See also *The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan is a Japanese nonprofit organization of listing some of the most beautiful villages and towns in Japan. The association is active on enhancement and protection of Japanese rural heritage, cultural fairs, and branding and promotion of regional, ... External links Yame official website Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2010 Yame, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ...
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Yabe, Fukuoka
was a village located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Yabe is located at 330m above sea level. The average temperature is 14 °C and the average annual precipitation is 2,706mm. As of 2006, the village had an estimated population of 1,730 and a density of 21.50 persons per km2. The total area was 80.46 km2. On 1 February 2010, Yabe, along with the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the village of Hoshino (all from Yame District), was merged into the expanded city of Yame 270px, Yame City Hall 270px, Iwatoyama Kofun is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . .... References * Dissolved municipalities of Fukuoka Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2010 Yame, Fukuoka {{Fukuoka-geo-stub ...
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Yame, Fukuoka
270px, Yame City Hall 270px, Iwatoyama Kofun is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 37,782 in 16050 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Yamecha is produced in Yame and surrounding areas, and is a tea known throughout Japan. Geography Yame is located in mountainous southern Fukuoka Prefecture bordering Ōita Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture. The Yabe River, which flows from Mount Mikuni on the prefectural border, flows through Yabe into the Ariake Sea. The land has a basin-like topography. Neighboring municipalities Fukuoka Prefecture * Chikugo * Hirokawa *Kurume * Miyama * Ukiha Kumamoto Prefecture * Nagomi * Yamaga Ōita Prefecture * Hita Climate Yame has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen: ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Yame is . The average annual rainfall is with July as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around ...
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Groups Of Traditional Buildings
is a Japanese category of historic preservation introduced by a 1975 amendment of the law which mandates the protection of groups of traditional buildings which, together with their environment, form a beautiful scene. They can be post towns, castle town A castle town is a settlement built adjacent to or surrounding a castle. Castle towns were common in Medieval Europe. Some examples include small towns like Alnwick and Arundel, which are still dominated by their castles. In Western Europe, ...s, mining towns, merchant quarters, ports, farming or fishing villages, etc. The Japanese government's Agency for Cultural Affairs recognizes and protects the country's cultural properties under the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. Municipalities can designate items of particular importance as and approve measures to protect them. Items of even higher importance are then designated by the central government. The Agency for Cultural Affairs then provides guidance, a ...
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