Yamato, Kumamoto

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This article is about the town in Kumamoto Prefecture. There is a Japanese city with this name, see Yamato, Kanagawa. For other uses including other towns with the same name, see Yamato.

Yamato (山都町, Yamato-machi^?) is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto, Japan.

The town was formed on February 11, 2005 from the merger of the municipalities of Yabe and Seiwa with the town of Soyo from Aso District.

As of its founding but with 2003 population data, the town has an estimated population of 19,448 and a density of 35.7 persons per km². The total area is 544.83 km².