is the name of a former city
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in
Kagoshima Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,527,019 (1 February 2025) and has a geographic area of 9,187 Square kilometre, km2 (3,547 Square m ...
,
Japan
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. It was founded under that name on 1 October 1950.
In 2003, Kushikino had an estimated 26,355 inhabitants and covered an area 80.46 km², giving a
population density
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of 327.55 persons per km².
On 11 October 2005, Kushikino and the town of
Ichiki (part of
Hioki District) were merged to form the new city of
Ichikikushikino, so that Kushikino no longer exists as an independent municipality.
External links
Ichikikushikino official websitein Japanese
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture
Ichikikushikino
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