Kume, Okayama

Kume
Kume; 久米町
	Former municipality
	Former Kume town hall
	Kume Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 35°3′34″N 133°54′1″E
Country	Japan
Region	Chūgoku
Prefecture	Okayama Prefecture
District	Kume
Merged	February 28, 2005; (now part of Tsuyama)
Area
• Total	74.39 km2 (28.72 sq mi)
Population (2003)
• Total	7,396
• Density	99.42/km2 (257.5/sq mi)
Symbols
• Tree	Prunus mume
• Flower	Chrysanthemum
Time zone	UTC+9 (JST)

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.

Geography

Rivers: Yoshii River

Adjoining municipalities

Okayama Prefecture
- Tsuyama
- Chūō
- Asahi
- Ochiai
- Kuse
- Kagamino

Education

Kyōsyō Elementary School
Chūsei Elementary School
Seidō Elementary School
Shūjitsu Elementary School
Kume Junior High School

Transportation

Railways

West Japan Railway Company
- Kishin Line
  - Tsuboi Station - Mimasaka-Sendai Station

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

External links

Official website of Tsuyama in Japanese (some English content)

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