Yaese, Okinawa
Yaese (八重瀬町, Yaese-chō Eeji mura) is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Yaese
八重瀬町 | |||||||||||||
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 Yaese Town Office | |||||||||||||
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Location of Yaese in Okinawa Prefecture | |||||||||||||
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  Yaese Location in Japan | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 26°9′29″N 127°43′7″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Japan | ||||||||||||
| Region | Kyushu | ||||||||||||
| Prefecture | Okinawa Prefecture | ||||||||||||
| District | Shimajiri | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 26.90 km2 (10.39 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population (October 1, 2016) | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 29,488 | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) | ||||||||||||
| City hall address | 659 Gushikami, Yaese-chō, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken 901-0592 | ||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||
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Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami.[1]
As of October 2016, Yaese has a population of 29,488;[2] with a population density of 1,100 persons per km². The total area of the town of Yaese is 26.90 square kilometres (10.39 sq mi).
Notable people from Yaese
- Hitoe Arakaki, singer
External links
Media related to Yaese, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
Geographic data related to Yaese, Okinawa at OpenStreetMap- Town of Yaese
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