Kurume

Kurume (久留米市, Kurume-shi) is a ceety in Fukuoka Prefectur, Japan.

Kurume 久留米
Core ceety
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
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.city.kurume.fukuoka.jp

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

On 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

Tradeetional 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

• Kurume University
• Kurume University Hospital

Notable fowk

Famous 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

• Kurume offeecial wabsteid (in Japanese)
• Kurume offeecial wabsteid Archived 2006-12-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis)