Kume, Okayama
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kume
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|久米町}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = Former municipality
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| image_skyline = Tsuyama city office Kume branch.jpg
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| image_caption = Former Kume town hall
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| seal_type = Emblem
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| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Kume in Okayama Prefecture
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
| coordinates = {{coord|35|3|34|N|133|54|1|E|region:JP|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Chūgoku
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
| subdivision_name2 = Okayama Prefecture
| subdivision_type3 = District
| subdivision_name3 = Kume
| established_title =
| established_date =
| extinct_title = Merged
| extinct_date = February 28, 2005
(now part of Tsuyama)
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 74.39
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| population_total = 7,396
| population_as_of = 2003
| population_density_km2 = 99.42
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| timezone1 = JST
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
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| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
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| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
| tree = Prunus mume
| flower = Chrysanthemum
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{{nihongo|Kume|久米町|Kume-chō}} was a town located in Kume District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 7,396 and a density of 99.42 persons per km2. The total area was 74.39 km2.
On February 28, 2005, Kume, along with the town of Kamo, the village of Aba (both from Tomata District), and the town of Shōboku (from Katsuta District), was merged into the expanded city of Tsuyama and no longer exists as an independent municipality.{{Cite web |title=「合併10年の総括と今後の展望」を作成しました |url=https://www.city.tsuyama.lg.jp/ |access-date=2024-02-14 |website=津山市公式サイト |language=ja |quote=平成17年2月28日に津山市、加茂町、阿波村、勝北町、久米町が合併し、今年で10年を迎えました。}}
Geography
- Rivers: Yoshii River
=Adjoining municipalities=
Education
- Kyōsyō Elementary School
- Chūsei Elementary School
- Seidō Elementary School
- Shūjitsu Elementary School
- Kume Junior High School
Transportation
=Railways=
=Road=
- Expressways:
- Chūgoku Expressway
- Kume Bus Stop
- Innoshō Interchange (Tsuyama)
- National highways:
- Route 181
- Route 429
- Prefectural roads:
- Okayama Prefectural Route 70 (Kume-Takebe)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 159 (Kume-Chūō)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 205 (Mimasaka-Sendai Station)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 335 (Yonokami-Kume)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 337 (Yamashiro-Miyao)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 339 (Nishiichinomiya-Nakagitakami)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 340 (Kōmoto-Kume)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 341 (Tsuboi-Shimotochibara)
- Okayama Prefectural Route 455 (Koyama-Kuwakami)
- Roadside Station
- Kume no Sato
References
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External links
- [http://www.city.tsuyama.lg.jp/ Official website of Tsuyama] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820085908/http://www.city.tsuyama.lg.jp/ |date=2012-08-20 }} in Japanese (some English content)
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Category:Dissolved municipalities of Okayama Prefecture
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