Yame District, Fukuoka

Yame (八女郡) is a district located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

As of April 1, 2010, the district has an estimated population of 20,230 and a density of 534 persons per km2. The total area is 37.91 km2.

Towns and villages

 * Hirokawa

Mergers

 * On October 1, 2006, the town of Jōyō merged into the city of Yame.
 * On February 1, 2010, the towns of Kurogi and Tachibana, and the villages of Yabe and Hoshino merged into the city of Yame.