Yame is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 39,372 and a population density of 1,000.81 persons per km². The total area was 39.34 km².
On October 1, 2006 the town of Jōyō was merged into Yame.
On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe were merged into Yame.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yame
Coordinates 33°12'42.02" N 130°33'28.694" E
