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located in Kishima District,

Saga Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...

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. On March 1, 2006, Yamauchi, along with the town of Kitagata (also from Kishima District), was merged into the expanded city of Takeo.

Geography

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: Mt. Kurokami, Mt. Jinroku *

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s: Matsuura River (source)

Adjoining municipalities

** Arita ** Imari ** Takeo *

Nagasaki Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan, mainly located on the island of Kyūshū, although it also includes a number of islands off Kyūshū's northwest coast - including Tsushima and Iki. Nagasaki Prefecture has a population of 1,246,4 ...

** Hasami

History

*April 1, 1889 - The modern municipality system was established. The area consisted of two villages: Nakato and Sumiyoshi. *April 1, 1954 - Nakato and Sumiyoshi were merged to create Yamauchi Village. *March 1, 1955 - Part of Takeuchi Town was incorporated into Yamauchi Village. *September 1, 1960 - Yamauchi Village became Yamauchi Town (Yamauchi-machi)

Education

*Yamauchi Junior High School *Yamauchi Higashi Elementary School *Yamauchi Nishi Elementary School

Transportation

Rail

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Sasebo Line The is a railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by the Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects Kōhoku Station in Kōhoku, Saga Prefecture to Sasebo Station in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is part of the route connecting Sasebo wi ...

*** Nagao Station - Mimasaka Station

Road

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: ** Nagasaki Expressway ***Takeo-Kitagata Interchange *

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Route 35 The following highways are numbered 35: The Karakoram Highway (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم, ''Śāhirāh-i Qarāquram''), also known as the KKH, National Highway 35 (Urdu: قومی شاہراہ ۳۵), N-35, and the China–Pakistan Friendsh ...

* Prefectural roads: **Saga Prefectural Route 26 ( Imari-Yamauchi) **Saga Prefectural Route 28 ( Ōchi-Yamauchi) **Saga Prefectural Route 45 ( Ureshino-Yamauchi)

Notable places and events

*Mt. Kurokami, Fūfu Rock *Kurokami no Roman festival *Sangyō festival *Chūō Park

Sister cities

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{{Authority control Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture Takeo, Saga