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Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of the January 1, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 46,943 and a density of 65.9 persons per km2. The total area is 712.55 km2. Towns and villages * Higashikushira * Kimotsuki * Kinkō * Minamiōsumi Mergers *On March 22, 2005 the towns of Ōnejime and Tashiro merged into the town of Kinkō. *On March 31, 2005 the towns of Nejime and Sata merged into the town of Minamiōsumi. *On July 1, 2005 the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura merged into the town of Kimotsuki. *On January 1, 2006 the towns of Aira ''Aira'' is a genus of Old World plants in the grass family, native to western and southern Europe, central and southwest Asia, plus Africa. The common name, shared with the similar related genera '' Deschampsia'' and ''Koeleria'', is hair-g ... and Kushira, and the town of Kihoku, from Soo District, merged into the expanded city of Kanoya. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kimotsuki District In Kagoshima Prefecture
is a town in Kimotsuki District. It is located in the eastern part of the Ōsumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The town was formed on July 1, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura, both from Kimotsuki District. As of October 2019, the town has an estimated population of 15,169. The total area is 308.12 km2. The Uchinoura Space Center is located in this town. Geography Climate Kimotsuki has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa'') with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Kimotsuki is . The average annual rainfall is with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . Its record high is , reached on 18 August 2020, and its record low is , reached on 25 January 2016. Demographics Per Japanes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tashiro, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,278 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 42.13 persons per km2. The total area was 77.81 km2. On March 22, 2005, Tashiro, along with the town of Ōnejime (also from Kimotsuki District), was merged to create the town of Kinkō. References External links Official website of Kinko Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Populated places disestablished in 2005 2005 disestablishments in Japan {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soo District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2. The district has one town: * Ōsaki History The district was once written "囎唹郡," and it was part of Ōsumi Province. The district broke off into Higashisoo and Nishisoo Districts in May 1878. When the district government was activated on April 1, 1897, Nishisoo was merged with Aira District and Higashisoo was merged with Minamimorokata District (broke off from Morokata District in the former Hyūga Province) to become Soo District. Timeline Soo District (–1887) *July 22, 1887 - Soo District broke off into Higashisoo and Nishisoo Districts. Soo District (1897–present) *April 1, 1897 - Higashisoo District and Minamimorokata District merged to form Soo District. The villages of Sueyoshi, Iwagawa, Tsuneyoshi, Takarabe, Ichinari, Higashishibushi, Nishishibushi, Tsukino, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kihoku, Kagoshima
was a town located in Soo District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,275 and the density of 48.06 persons per km². The total area was 88.95 km². On January 1, 2006, Kihoku, along with the towns of Aira and Kushira (both from Kimotsuki District), was merged into the expanded city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kanoya Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kushira, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 13,575 and the density of 206.12 persons per km². The total area was 65.86 km². On January 1, 2006, Kushira, along with the town of Aira (also from Kimotsuki District), and the town of Kihoku (from Soo District), was merged into the expanded city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kanoya Aerodrome Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aira, Kagoshima (Kimotsuki District)
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of December 1, 2005, the town had an estimated population of 7,542 and the density of 127.5 persons per km². The total area was 59.15 km². On January 1, 2006, Aira, along with the town of Kushira (also from Kimotsuki District), and the town of Kihoku (from Soo District), was merged into the expanded city of Kanoya and no longer exists as an independent municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go .... External links Official website of Kanoya Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uchinoura, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,577 and a density of 25.52 persons per km². The total area was 179.36 km². On July 1, 2005, Uchinoura, along with the town of Kōyama (also from Kimotsuki District), was merged to create the town of Kimotsuki. The Uchinoura Space Center The is a space launch facility in the Japanese town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture. Before the establishment of the JAXA space agency in 2003, it was simply called the (KSC). All of Japan's scientific satellites were launched from Uchino ... is named after the town and was built before the merger. External links Official website of Kimotsuki Famous website of Kimotsuki Isunoki Organic Farm (WOOF) Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sata, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,480 and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' can also be used. Mathematical ... of 27.72 persons per km². The total area was 125.53 km². On March 31, 2005, Sata, along with the town of Nejime (also from Kimotsuki District), were merged to create the town of Minamiōsumi. External links Official website of Minamiōsumi Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nejime, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,758 and a density of 76.734 persons per km². The total area was 88.06 km². On March 31, 2005, Nejime, along with the town of Sata SATA (Serial AT Attachment) is a computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives. Serial ATA succeeded the earlier Parallel ATA (PATA) standard to ... (also from Kimotsuki District), was merged to create the town of Minamiōsumi. External links Official website of Minamiōsumi Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Japan
In Japan, a is composed of one or more rural municipalities (Towns of Japan, towns or Villages of Japan, villages) within a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture. Districts have no governing function, and are only used for geographic or statistical purposes such as mailing addresses. Cities of Japan, Cities are not part of districts. Historically, districts have at times functioned as an administrative unit in Japan, administrative unit. From 1878 to 1921The governing law, the district code (''gunsei'', 郡制Entry for the 1890 originalanentry for the revised 1899 ''gunsei''in the National Diet Library ''Nihon hōrei sakuin''/"Index of Japanese laws and ordinances"), was abolished in 1921, but the district assemblies (''gunkai'', 郡会) existed until 1923, the district chiefs (''gunchō'', 郡長) and district offices (''gun-yakusho'', 郡役所) until 1926. district governments were roughly equivalent to a County (United States), county of the United States, ranking below Prefectu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
