Yaese, Okinawa

Yaese

八重瀬町
Yaese 八重瀬町
Town
	Yaese Town Office
	Flag Seal
	Location of Yaese in Okinawa Prefecture
	Yaese Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 26°9′29″N 127°43′7″E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Okinawa Prefecture
District	Shimajiri
Area
• Total	26.96 km2 (10.41 sq mi)
Population (April 30, 2024)
• Total	32,976
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	659 Gushikami, Yaese-chō, Shimajiri-gun, Okinawa-ken; 901-0592
Website	www.town.yaese.okinawa.jp
Symbols
Fish	Flying fish
Flower	Marigold
Tree	Ebony

Yaese (八重瀬町, Yaese-chō Eeji mura) is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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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 April 30, 2024, Yaese has a population of 32,976;^[2] with a population density of 1,200 persons per km². The total area of the town of Yaese is 26.96 square kilometres (10.41 sq mi).

Yaese Town is host to the Tomori Shīsā, considered as the oldest stone shīsā conserved.^[3] It is designated as Cultural Property by Okinawa Prefecture.

The highest point of the town, Mount Yaese (163 m), is located in its centre. Lower hills develop around it. There are four second category rivers in the town: Nagadō-gawa River, Noha-gawa River, Yūhi-gawa River and Mukue-gawa River.^[4]

Administrative divisions

The town includes twenty-three wards.^[5]

Gushichan (具志頭)

Aragusuku (新城)
Asato (安里)
Gushichan (具志頭)
Hanashiro (玻名城)
Koshihara (後原)
Minatogawa (港川)
Nagamō (長毛)
Nakaza (仲座)
Ōton (大頓)
Yoza (与座)

Kochinda (東風平)

Gishi (宜次)
Hokama (外間)
Iha (伊覇)
Kochinda (東風平)
Kogusuku (小城)
Shitahaku (志多伯)
Takara (高良)
Tōme (当銘)
Tomori (富盛)
Tomoyose (友寄)
Uetabaru (上田原)
Yagibaru (屋宜原)
Yonagusuku/Yonashiro (世名城)

Neighbouring municipalities

Haebaru
Itoman
Nanjō
Tomigusuku

Hitoe Arakaki, singer

[1]
"東風平町・具志頭村合併協議会ホームページ". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2006-09-28.
[2]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
[3]
荒木, 正純 (2007). 知っておきたい天使・聖獣と悪魔・魔獣 (in Japanese). 西東社. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-4-7916-1489-9.
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八重瀬町景観計画
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"沖縄県島尻郡八重瀬町の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

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[1] [1]
"東風平町・具志頭村合併協議会ホームページ". Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2006-09-28.

[2] [2]
"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] [3]
荒木, 正純 (2007). 知っておきたい天使・聖獣と悪魔・魔獣 (in Japanese). 西東社. pp. 122–123. ISBN 978-4-7916-1489-9.

[4] [4]
八重瀬町景観計画

[5] [5]
"沖縄県島尻郡八重瀬町の郵便番号 - 日本郵便". www.post.japanpost.jp. Retrieved 2024-10-04.

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