Kurume
Kurume (久留米市 Kurume-shi) is a ceety in Fukuoka Prefectur, Japan.
Kurume 久留米 | |
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| 久留米市 · Kurume | |
 Frae the upper left: Nishitetsu Kurume Station, ceety haw, Suitengu shrine, Kora-taisha shrine, Narita-san temple Ishibashi bunka centre, JR Kurume Station | |
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 Location of Kurume in Fukuoka | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′N 130°31′E / 33.317°N 130.517°ECoordinates: 33°19′N 130°31′E / 33.317°N 130.517°E | |
| Kintra | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefectur | Fukuoka |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Toshinori Narahara (syne Februar 2010) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 229.84 km2 (88.74 sq mi) |
| Population (1 Februar 2010) | |
| • Total | 303,277 |
| • Density | 1319.51/km2 (3,417.5/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Cinnamomum camphora, Zelkova serrata, Rhus succedanea, Camellia, Roond Leaf Holly |
| • Flouer | Azalea, Cosmos |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Staundart Time) |
| City Hall Address | 15-3 Jonan, Kurume-shi, Fukuoka-ken 830-8520 |
| Website | www |
The ceety haes an estimatit population o 303,277 an a population densitie o 1,319.51 persons per km². The tot aurie is 229.84 km².
The ceety wis foondit on 1 Aprile 1889.
Mergers
eeditOn 5 Februar 2005, the follaein fower touns mergit intae Kurume: the toun o Kitano frae Mii Destrict, the touns o Jōjima an Mizuma frae Mizuma Destrict, an the toun o Tanushimaru frae Ukiha Destrict.
Tradeetional products
eeditTradeetional products o Kurume are the kasuri (絣), roughly woven indigo dyed cloth; pork soup (tonkotsu) ramen noodles; an trays an bowls made frae rantai shikki (籃胎漆器), a composite made frae lacquered bamboo.
In 2010, Kurume hostit the Internaitional Camellia Conference.
Universities
eedit- Kurume University
- Kurume University Hospital
Notable fowk
eeditFamous fowk frae Kurume include: the faimily o the Bridgestone Tire Corporation (Shojiro Ishibashi), George Shima (the "Potato Keeng" o Californie), the pop group Checkers, the sangster an actress Seiko Matsuda, anime creator Leiji Matsumoto, the telly celebrity, Rena Tanaka, actor Ryo Ishibashi, actor Susumu Fujita an the late Izumi Sakai o Zard. The Bridgestone Tire Corporation haes its oreegins in Kurume as tradeetional fuitwear manufacturers, producin the sock-lik shae (tabi), uised bi fermers. Thay foond that bi coatin the bottom o tabi wi rubber, fermers coud be protectit frae the invasion o parasitic wirms that live in rice paddies.
Freemit airtins
eedit| Wikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Kurume. |
- Kurume offeecial wabsteid (in Japanese)
- Kurume offeecial wabsteid Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)