Yatsuka, Okayama

Yatsuka
八束村
Former municipality
Yatsuka

Location in Japan

Coordinates: 35°17′13.4″N 133°42′3.7″E / 35.287056°N 133.701028°E / 35.287056; 133.701028Coordinates: 35°17′13.4″N 133°42′3.7″E / 35.287056°N 133.701028°E / 35.287056; 133.701028
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)
Symbols
  Tree Ginkgo biloba
  Flower Menyanthes
  Bird Japanese bush-warbler
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Yatsuka (八束村 Yatsuka-son) was a town located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

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.

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