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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kama
| official_name =
| native_name = {{nobold|{{nobold|{{lang|ja|嘉麻市}}}}}}
| native_name_lang = ja
| settlement_type = [[Cities of Japan|City]]
| other_name =
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| image_skyline = Hiroki Oda Art Museum 01.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Hiroki Oda Art Museum
| image_flag = Flag of Kama Fukuoka.svg
| image_seal = Emblem of Kama, Fukuoka.svg
| seal_type = Emblem
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| image_map1 = Kama in Fukuoka Prefecture Ja.svg
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Location of Kama in Fukuoka Prefecture
| pushpin_map = Japan
| pushpin_relief =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Japan
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Japan
| subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Japan|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kyushu]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Prefectures of Japan|Prefecture]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Japan|District]]
| subdivision_name3 =
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| established_date =
| extinct_title = Now part of
| extinct_date =
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| seat =
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| government_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name1 =
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| total_type = <!-- to set a non-standard label for total area and population rows -->
| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_magnitude = <!-- use only to set a special wikilink -->
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| area_total_km2 = 135.11
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| population_footnotes = <!-- for references: use <ref> tags -->
| population_total = 34,800
| population_as_of = February 29, 2024
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
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| timezone1 = [[Japan Standard Time|JST]]
| utc_offset1 = +09:00
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| postal_code =
| area_code_type = <!-- defaults to: Area code(s) -->
| area_code =
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| blank_name_sec1 = City hall address
| blank_info_sec1 = 1180-1 Iwasaki, Kama City, Fukuoka-ken 820-0292
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| website = {{Official website|1=http://www.city.kama.lg.jp}}
| footnotes =
| module = {{Infobox place symbols| embedded=yes
| tree = [[Sakura]]
| flower = [[Rhododendron]]
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}}
[[File:Kama city hall.JPG|thumb|right|270px|Kama City Hall]]
{{nihongo|'''Kama'''|嘉麻市|Kama-shi}} is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=福岡県嘉麻市の機械事故で救助活動終える |url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/997532/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=西日本新聞me |language=ja }}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=嘉麻市で「山野ん楽」、若者が伝統の舞披露 五穀豊穣や家内安全祈る |url=https://www.nishinippon.co.jp/item/n/991900/ |access-date=2022-10-21 |website=西日本新聞me |language=ja}}</ref> is a [[Cities of Japan|city]] located in [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. {{As of |2024|02|29}}, the city had an estimated [[population]] of 34,800 in 18035 households, and a [[population density]] of 260 persons per km².<ref name="Kama-hp">{{cite web |url=https://www.city.kama.lg.jpl|title= Kama City official statistics|___location= Japan|language= ja}}</ref> The total area of the city is {{cvt|135.11|km2}}.
==Geography==
Kama is located almost in the center of Fukuoka Prefecture. The Onga River flows through the central part of the city, and the southern part of the city is surrounded by the Chikushi Mountains, which are over 1,000 meters above sea level.
===Neighboring municipalities===
Fukuoka Prefecture
*[[Asakura, Fukuoka|Asakura]]
*[[Chikuzen, Fukuoka|Chikusen]]
*[[Iizuka, Fukuoka|Iizuka]]
*[[Kawasaki, Fukuoka|Kawasaki]]
*[[Keisen, Fukuoka|Keisen]]
*[[Soeda, Fukuoka|Soeda]]
*[[Tagawa, Fukuoka|Tagawa]]
*[[Tōhō, Fukuoka|Tōhō]]
===Climate===
Kama has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (Köppen ''Cfa'') characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Kama is 16.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 8877 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 30.28 °C, and lowest in January, at around 3.73 °C.<ref>[https://weatherandclimate.com/japan/fukuoka/kama-shi Kama climate: Average Temperature, weather by month]</ref>
===Demographics===
Per Japanese census data, the population of Kama is as shown below
{{Historical populations
| 1950 | 112212
| 1960 | 99472
| 1970 | 58420
| 1980 | 54703
| 1990 | 52497
| 2000 | 48,378
| 2010 | 42,589
| 2020 | 36,764
|align = none
| footnote =
}}
==History==
The area of Kama was part of ancient [[Chikuzen Province]], and was ruled by the [[Asakura clan]] during the [[Sengoku period]]. During the [[Edo Period]], the area was under the control of [[Fukuoka Domain]], whose rules, the [[Kuroda clan]], established a subsidiary ___domain in what is now [[Asakura, Fukuoka|Asakura]] called [[Akizuki Domain]]. Most of Kama was part of the holdings of Akizuki Domain. After the [[Meiji restoration]], the town of [[Usui, Fukuoka|Usui]] and villages of Kumada, Inatsuki, Okuma, Senju, Miyano, Ashishira, [[Inatsuki, Fukuoka|Inatsuki]], [[Kaho, Fukuoka|Kaho]], Usui, Usui were established within [[Kaho District, Fukuoka]]. Okuma was raised to town status in 1892. Kumada was raised to town status in 1924 and renamed [[Yamada, Fukuoka|Yamada]] in 1925. In 1941, Unatsuki and Usui village were raised to town status and in 1954 Yamada was raised to city status. In 1955, the town of Okuma merged with the villages of Senju, Miyano, and Ashishira.
On March 27, 2006 - the city of Yamada City, and towns of Kaho, Usui, and Inazuki merged to form the city of Kama. The city hall's main office is the former Usui Town Hall.
==Government==
Kama has a [[mayor-council]] form of government with a directly elected mayor and a [[unicameral]] city council of 16 members. Kama contributes one member to the Fukuoka Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the [[Fukuoka 8th district]] of the [[House of Representatives of Japan|lower house]] of the [[Diet of Japan]].
== Economy ==
During the [[Meiji period]], Kama, along with the other municipalities of the Chikuho area, developed with the Kitakyushu industrial zone through [[coal mining]], and is still considered part of to the Greater Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area. However, as the demand for coal decreased due to the energy revolution, the coal mines that had sponsored prosperity have closed, leading to depopulation.
==Education==
Kama has eight public elementary schools and five public junior high schools and two public high schools operated by the Fukuoka Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates one special education school for the handicapped.
==Transportation==
===Railways===
[[File:JR logo (west).svg|frameless|20x20px]] [[Kyushu Railway Company|JR Kyushu]] - [[Gotōji Line]]
:{{JRKSN|JJ}} {{STN|Shimo-Kamoo|x}}
=== Highways ===
* [[File:JP Expressway E3.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Kyushu Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E34.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Oita Expressway]]
* [[File:JP Expressway E10.svg|25px|link=|alt=]] [[Higashikyushu Expressway]]
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|211}}
* {{jct|country=JPN|Route|322}}
==Notable people from Kama==
* [[Hifumi Katō]] (born 1940), retired Japanese [[professional shogi player]] who achieved the rank of 9-[[Dan (rank)|dan]]
*[[Katsuto Momii]] (born 1943), Japanese businessman who was elected as [[NHK]]'s 21st Director-General
* [[Kōji Seto]] (born 1988), Japanese actor, singer and member of [[D-Boys|D-BOYS]]
* [[Emi Takanabe]] (born 1985), Japanese [[swimmer]], who specialized in [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle events]]
* [[Kōhei Tsuka]] (1948–2010), [[Zainichi|Korean-Japanese]] playwright, theater director, and screenwriter (Real Name: ''Kim Pongung'', [[Hangul]]: 김봉웅)
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.city.kama.lg.jp Kama City official website] {{in lang|ja}}
{{Fukuoka}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Kama, Fukuoka| ]]
[[Category:Cities in Fukuoka Prefecture]]
{{Fukuoka-geo-stub}}
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