Yaese, Okinawa

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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 / 26.15806°N 127.71861°E / 26.15806; 127.71861
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	1,223/km2 (3,168/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; Okinawan: Eeji) is a town located in Shimajiri District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

Yaese was formed on January 1, 2006 by a merger between the town of Kochinda and the village of Gushikami.

As of April 30, 2024, Yaese has a population of 32,976, 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 mi²).

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

Geography

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.

Notable people from Yaese

• Hitoe Arakaki, singer

Cultural and natural assets

Yaese Town lists twenty-six tangible cultural properties and monuments, including eleven ones designated or registered at the national, prefectural or municipal level.

• Name (Japanese) (Type of registration)

References

External links

• Media related to Yaese, Okinawa at Wikimedia Commons
• Geographic data related to Yaese, Okinawa at OpenStreetMap
• Town of Yaese Archived 2006-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

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