Yabe, Fukuoka
Yabe
矢部村 | |
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Former municipality | |
  Yabe Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 33°9′N 130°49′E / 33.150°N 130.817°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Fukuoka Prefecture |
| District | Yame |
| Merged | 1 February 2010 (now part of Yame) |
| Area | |
• Total | 80.46 km2 (31.07 sq mi) |
| Population (28 June 2006) | |
• Total | 1,730 |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Website | Yabe Village |
| Symbols | |
| Bird | Copper pheasant |
| Flower | Rhododendron |
| Tree | Cryptomeria japonica, sakura |
Yabe (矢部村, Yabe-mura) 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.
References
[edit]- Yabe Village Office (2006). "Yabe official website (Japanese)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
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