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.

Geography

Expressways:
- Yonago Expressway
  - Hiruzen Interchange (Kawakami)
National highways:
- Route 313
- Route 482
Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 324 (Higashikayabe-Shimofukuda)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 325 (Bessho-Shimonagata)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 422 (Hiruzen Kōgen)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 702 (Yatsuka-Kawakami cycling road)
Roadside Station
- Hiruzen Kōgen

Authority control	NDL: 00366243

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