Yamaga

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Yamaga City Hall
Yamaga-shi
山 鹿 市
Yamaga (Japan)
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Geographical location in Japan
Region : Kyushu
Prefecture : Kumamoto
Coordinates : 33 ° 1 '  N , 130 ° 41'  E Coordinates: 33 ° 1 '0 "  N , 130 ° 41' 29"  E
Basic data
Surface: 299.67 km²
Residents : 49,783
(October 1, 2019)
Population density : 166 inhabitants per km²
Community key : 43208-3
Symbols
Tree : Osmanthus fragrans var. Aurantiacus
Flower : azalea
Bird : Japanese Bush Warbler
town hall
Address : Yamaga City Hall
978 Yamaga
Yamaga -shi
Kumamoto  861-0592
Website URL: http://www.city.yamaga.kumamoto.jp
Location of Yamagas in Kumamoto Prefecture
Location of Yamagas in the prefecture

Yamaga ( Japanese 山 鹿 市 , - shi , literally: "mountain deer") is a Japanese city ​​in the prefecture of Kumamoto on the island of Kyushu .

geography

Yamaga is north of Kumamoto and south of Fukuoka and Kurume .

history

The city of Yamaga was created on January 15, 2005 from the merger of the communities Kahoku ( 鹿 北 町 , -machi ), Kamoto ( 鹿 本 町 , -machi ), Kaō ( 鹿 央 町 , -machi ) and Kikuka ( 菊 鹿 町 , -machi ) im Kamoto County .

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Sports

From November 30 to December 15, 2019, Yamaga, together with Kumamoto and Yatsushiro , hosted the 24th women's handball world championship .

sons and daughters of the town

Neighboring cities and communities

Web links

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