Yabe, Fukuoka
Yabe (矢部村, Yabe-mura) was a village located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
Yabe
矢部村 | |||||||||||||
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Former municipality | |||||||||||||
  Yabe Location in Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 33°9′N 130°49′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||
| Region | Kyushu | ||||||||||||
| Prefecture | Fukuoka Prefecture | ||||||||||||
| District | Yame | ||||||||||||
| Merged | 1 February 2010 (now part of Yame) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 80.46 km2 (31.07 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population (28 June 2006) | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,730 | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Yabe Village | ||||||||||||
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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
- Yabe Village Office (2006). "Yabe official website (Japanese)". Archived from the original on 4 August 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2006.
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