Yakumo, Shimane Explained

was a village located in Yatsuka District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 6,931 and a density of 123.77 persons per km². The total area was 56.00 km².

On March 31, 2005, Yakumo, along with the towns of Kashima, Mihonoseki, Shimane, Shinji, Tamayu and Yatsuka (all from Yatsuka District), was merged into the expanded city of Matsue.^{[1] [2]}

External links

• • Saeki, Shizuka (佐伯静香). Yakumo: A Play in Eight Clouds. https://web.archive.org/web/20020816113544/http://lookjapan.com/LBsc/02JuneCC.htm. dead. 2002-08-16. Look Japan. June 2002. - Japanese version: 地方文化シリーズ： 「八雲国際演劇祭」

Notes and References

1. Web site: 島根県：市町村合併（トップ / 県政・統計 / 市町村情報 / 市町村情報 / 市町村合併） . 2024-02-07 . Shima Prefectural Government.
2. Book: 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 . 2005 . 総務庁統計局 . 146 . ja . Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register . Matsue-shi, Kashima-cho, Shimane-cho, Mihonoseki-cho, Yakumo-mura, Tamayu-cho, Shinji-cho and Yatsuka-cho were incorporated into a newly established Matsue-shi as of March 31, 2005..