Yamae, Kumamoto
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Geography
Yamae is located in an inland region of southern Kumamoto prefecture. The southern part of the village is part of the Hitoyoshi Basin, which is contains the central urban area. The remainder, which accounts for 90% of the village area, is mountainous.
Neighboring municipalities
Kumamoto Prefecture
Climate
Yamae has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Yamae is 14.5 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2283 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.9 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.5 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Yamane is as shown below
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History
The area of Yamae was part of ancient Higo Province, During the Edo Period it was part of the holdings of Hitoyoshi Domain. After the Meiji restoration, the village of Yamane was established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889.
Government
Yamane has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral village council of eight members. Yamane, collectively with the other municipalities of Kuma District, contributes two members to the Kumamoto Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the village is part of the Kumamoto 4th district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The local economy is based on agriculture and forestry.
Education
Yamane has two public elementary school sand one public junior high school operated by the village government. The village does not have a high school.
Transportation
Railways
Yamae has no passenger railway services. The nearest train stations is Hitoyoshi Station on the Kumagawa Railway or JR Kyushu, approximately 45 minutes away by car or bus.
Highways
- File:JP Expressway E3.svg Kyushu Expressway: Yamae SA - Hitoyoshi IC
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References
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External links
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