Yaese (八重瀬町) — Population, Map & How to Read It

読み方 · How to read it

Can you read 八重瀬町?

It reads やえせちょう — Yaese Cho.

町 — A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

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数字 · By the numbers

Yaese at a glance

30,974

Population

27 km²

Area

2006

Founded

#716 /1,651

National rank

18

Parks

6

Museums

4

Cafés

地図 · Where it is

Where is Yaese?

Every dot is one of Japan's 1,651 municipalities, plotted at its real coordinates. Yaese is marked in red.

26.1167°N, 127.7333°E Open in Google Maps →

近隣 · Nearby

Closest places to Yaese

Measured as real great-circle distance from Yaese.

糸満市 Itoman Shi
いとまんし · Okinawa 7 km 南城市 Nanjo Shi
なんじょうし · Okinawa 6 km 南風原町 Haebaru Cho
はえばるちょう · Okinawa 8 km 与那原町 Yonabaru Cho
よなばるちょう · Okinawa 8 km 豊見城市 Tomigusuku Shi
とみぐすくし · Okinawa 8 km 西原町 Nishihara Cho
にしはらちょう · Okinawa 11 km

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質問 · Questions

About Yaese

How do you read 八重瀬町 in Japanese?

八重瀬町 is read やえせちょう (Yaese Cho). It is a town in Okinawa Prefecture.

What does 町 mean at the end of 八重瀬町?

町 means "town" and is read chō / machi. A town. 町 is read either chō or machi — which one is local convention, and it varies by region. This is one of the classic traps in Japanese place names.

How big is Yaese?

Yaese has a population of 30,974 across 27 km², making it the 716th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 15th largest of the 41 in Okinawa.

What towns are near Yaese?

The closest municipalities to Yaese are Itoman Shi (7 km), Nanjo Shi (6 km), Haebaru Cho (8 km).