is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

located in

Kagoshima Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu and the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture has a population of 1,599,779 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 9,187 km2 (3,547 sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto P ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. The district covers two islands from the

Ōsumi Islands The is an archipelago in the Nansei Islands, and are the northernmost group of the Satsunan Islands, which is in turn part of the Ryukyu Archipelago. The chain extends from the southern tip of Kyushu to Yakushima. Administratively, the group belo ...

Tanegashima is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New ...

and

Yakushima , native_name_link = , image_caption = Landsat image of Yakushima , image_size = , nickname = , location = East China Sea , coordinates = , map = Japan#Japan Kagoshima Prefecture , map_relief ...

. The district has an estimated

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 29,706 with a total area of 789.16 km², according to 2005 Census. Contains 3 towns: * Nakatane * Minamitane *

History

*April 1, 1889 — Due to the town and village status enforcement, the villages of Kitatane, Nakatane, and Minamitane were formed within Kumage District. (3 towns) *March 29, 1896 — Absorbed Gomu District. (5 villages) *April 1, 1926 — The village of Kitatane gained town status and renamed to become the town of Nishinoomote. (1 town, 4 villages) *November 10, 1940 — The village of Nakatane gained town status. (2 towns, 3 villages) *October 15, 1956 — The village of Minamitane gained town status. (3 towns, 2 villages) *April 1, 1958 — The village of Kamiyaku gained town status. (4 towns, 1 village) *October 1, 1958 — The town of Nishinoomote gained city status. (3 towns, 1 village) *April 1, 1959 — The village of Shimoyaku gained town status and renamed to become the town of Yaku. (4 towns) *October 1, 2007 — The towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku merged to form the town of Yakushima. (3 towns)

Transportation

Yakushima Airport is an airport located on the island of Yakushima in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Kumage District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. History The airport was opened in 1963 with an 1100-meter runway. The runway was extended to 1200 meters in 1975 ...

is located on Yakushima in Yakushima. *

New Tanegashima Airport , also known as Tanegashima Airport,
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Districts in Kagoshima Prefecture