![Satsuma in Kagoshima Prefecture Ja](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Satsuma_in_Kagoshima_Prefecture_Ja.svg)
is a
district
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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
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.
As of the March 22, 2005 merger the district consists of the single town of
Satsuma Satsuma may refer to:
* Satsuma (fruit), a citrus fruit
* ''Satsuma'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails
Places Japan
* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town
* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Satsuma Domain, a sou ...
.
Mergers
*On October 12, 2004 the old city of
Sendai
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Miyagi Prefecture, the largest city in the Tōhoku region. , the city had a population of 1,091,407 in 525,828 households, and is one of Japan's 20 Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, desig ...
, the towns of
Hiwaki,
Iriki,
Kedōin and
Tōgō, and the villages of
Kamikoshiki,
Kashima,
Sato and
Shimokoshiki merged to form the new city of
Satsumasendai
is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Satsumasendai was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands (whi ...
, dramatically decreasing the size and population of the district to 26,587 people and 303.43 km
2, making a density of 87.62 persons per km
2.
*On March 22, 2005 the towns of
Satsuma Satsuma may refer to:
* Satsuma (fruit), a citrus fruit
* ''Satsuma'' (gastropod), a genus of land snails
Places Japan
* Satsuma, Kagoshima, a Japanese town
* Satsuma District, Kagoshima, a district in Kagoshima Prefecture
* Satsuma Domain, a sou ...
(薩摩町),
Miyanojō and
Tsuruda merged to form the new town of Satsuma (さつま町).
Districts in Kagoshima Prefecture
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