title: Tachibana, Fukuoka
text: # Tachibana, Fukuoka
  
  Tachibana (立花町, Tachibana-machi) was a town located in Yame District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
  
  As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,020 and a density of 138.73 persons per km². The total area was 86.64 km².
  
  On February 1, 2010, Tachibana, along with the town of Kurogi, and the villages of Hoshino and Yabe (all from Yame District), was merged into the expanded city of Yame.
  
  