Miyama, Fukuoka

Miyama (Japaneseみやま 市, -shi) is a city in Fukuoka prefecture in Japan.

Geography

Miyama is located south of Fukuoka and Kurume, and north of Kumamoto.

History

The city was founded on 29 January 2007 by the Association of Municipalities Setaka and Yamakawa of the district Yamato, and Takata of the county Miike. Both counties were thereupon be dissolved.

Traffic

  • Roads: Kyushu Expressway
  • National roads 208, 209, 443

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Makoto Koga ( politician)
  • Seiichi Ito ( Admiral and war hero )

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Fukuoka Prefecture Omuta
  • Yanagawa
  • Yame
  • Chikugo
  • Tachibana
  • Nankan
  • Nagomi
Cities of Japan Kurume, Fukuoka List of towns in Japan Yamakawa (Fukuoka) Takata (Fukuoka) Kyushu Railway Company Yanagawa, Fukuoka Yame, Fukuoka Tachibana (Fukuoka) Asakura, Fukuoka Buzen, Fukuoka Chikushino, Fukuoka Dazaifu (Fukuoka) Fukutsu, Fukuoka Iizuka, Fukuoka Itoshima (Fukuoka) Kasuga, Fukuoka Koga (Fukuoka) Miyawaka, Fukuoka Munakata, Fukuoka Nakama, Fukuoka Tagawa, Fukuoka Ukiha, Fukuoka Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Chikuzen (Fukuoka) Yoshitomi (Fukuoka) Nakagawa (Fukuoka) Kasuya (Fukuoka) Sue (Fukuoka) Umi (Fukuoka) Miyako District, Fukuoka Kanda (Fukuoka) Miyako (Fukuoka) Onga District, Fukuoka Ashiya (Fukuoka) Onga (Fukuoka) Aka (Fukuoka) Fukuchi (Fukuoka) Kawara (Fukuoka) Kawasaki (Fukuoka) Soeda (Fukuoka)
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