Yatsuka, Okayama

Yatsuka
八束村
Former municipality
Yatsuka
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 35°17′13.4″N 133°42′3.7″E / 35.287056°N 133.701028°E / 35.287056; 133.701028
CountryJapan
RegionChūgoku
PrefectureOkayama Prefecture
DistrictManiwa
MergedMarch 31, 2005
(now part of Maniwa)
Area
  Total
61.19 km2 (23.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
  Total
2,946
  Density48.15/km2 (124.7/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
Symbols
BirdJapanese bush-warbler
FlowerMenyanthes
TreeGinkgo biloba

Yatsuka (八束村, Yatsuka-son) was a village located in Maniwa District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 2,946 and a density of 48.15 persons per km2. The total area was 61.19 km2.

On March 31, 2005, Yatsuka, along with the town of Hokubō (from Jōbō District), and towns of Katsuyama, Kuse, Ochiai and Yubara, and the villages of Chūka, Kawakami and Mikamo (all from Maniwa District) were merged to create the city of Maniwa.