Yatsuka (八束村, Yatsuka-son) was a village located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
Yatsuka
八束村 | |
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Former municipality | |
Coordinates: 35°17′13.4″N 133°42′3.7″E / 35.287056°N 133.701028°E | |
Country | Japan |
Region | Chūgoku |
Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
District | Maniwa |
Merged | March 31, 2005 (now part of Maniwa) |
Area | |
• Total | 61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi) |
Population (2003) | |
• Total | 2,946 |
• Density | 48.15/km2 (124.7/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
Symbols | |
Bird | Japanese bush-warbler |
Flower | Menyanthes |
Tree | Ginkgo biloba |
As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,946 and a density of 48.15 persons per km2. The total area was 61.19 km2.
On March 31, 2005, Yatsuka, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami and Mikamo (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.[1][2]
Geography
edit- Mountains: Mount Hiruzen (蒜山, Hiruzen)
- Rivers: Asahi River (The big-3 river through Okayama Prefecture)
Adjoining municipalities
editEconomy
editAgriculture
editEducation
edit- Yatsuka Elementary School
- Hiruzen Junior High School
- Okayama Prefectural Hiruzen High School
Transportation
edit- Expressways:
- Yonago Expressway
- Hiruzen Interchange (Kawakami)
- Yonago Expressway
- National highways:
- Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 324 (Higashikayabe-Shimofukuda)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 325 (Bessho-Shimonagata)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 422 (Hiruzen Kōgen)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 702 (Yatsuka-Kawakami cycling road)
- Roadside Station
- Hiruzen Kōgen
Notable places and events
edit- Mount Hiruzen
- Hiruzen plateau (蒜山高原, Hiruzen Kōgen)
- Hiruzen Jersey Land
- Kamihiruzen Ski resort
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Mount Hiruzen
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Hiruzen plateau
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Hiruzen Jersey Land
References
edit- ^ "真庭市の概要 - 真庭市公式ホームページ". Maniwa City. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
真庭市は、平成17年3月31日に当時の真庭郡勝山町、落合町、湯原町、久世町、美甘村、川上村、八束村、中和村及び上房郡北房町の9町村が合併して誕生しました。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 [Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register] (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147.
Hokubo-cho, Katsuyama-cho, Ochiai-cho, Yubara-cho, Kuse-cho, Mikamo-son, Kawakami-son, Yatsuka-son and Chuka-son were incorporated into a newly established Maniwa-shi as of March 31, 2005.
External links
edit- Official website of Maniwa in Japanese