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Naze, Kagoshima
was a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on July 1, 1946. As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 41,778 and the density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the ratio of a substance's mass to its volume. The symbol most often used for density is ''ρ'' (the lower case Greek letter rho), although the Latin letter ''D'' (or ''d'') can also be u ... of 327.31 persons per km2. The total area was 127.64 km2. On March 20, 2006, Naze, along with the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō (both from Ōshima District), was merged to create the city of Amami. Although the town no longer exists as a legal entity, Naze is still referred to locally as the port and main urban district of Amami city. References External links Official website of Amami Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Amami, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ...
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Cities Of Japan
A is a local Public administration, administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of . Like other contemporary administrative units, they are defined by the Local Autonomy Law of 1947. City status Article 8 of the Local Autonomy Law sets the following conditions for a municipality to be designated as a city: *Population must generally be 50,000 or greater (原則として人口5万人以上) *At least 60% of households must be established in a central urban area (中心市街地の戸数が全戸数の6割以上) *At least 60% of households must be employed in commerce, industry or other urban occupations (商工業等の都市的業態に従事する世帯人口が全人口の6割以上) *Any other conditions set by prefectural ordinance must be satisfied (他に当該都道府県の条例で定める要件を満たしていること) The designation is approved by the prefectural governor and t ...
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Amami Ōshima
, also known as Amami, is the largest island in the Amami Islands, Amami archipelago between Kyūshū and Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa. It is one of the Satsunan Islands, all of which belong to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 712.35 km2 in area, has a population of approximately 73,000 people. Administratively it is divided into the city of Amami, Kagoshima, Amami, the towns of Tatsugō, Kagoshima, Tatsugō, Setouchi, Kagoshima, Setouchi, and the villages of Uken, Kagoshima, Uken and Yamato, Kagoshima, Yamato in Kagoshima Prefecture. Much of the island is within the borders of the Amami Guntō National Park. In 2021, it was listed as part of the serial UNESCO World Heritage Site of Amami-Ōshima Island, Tokunoshima Island, northern part of Okinawa Island, and Iriomote Island. History It is uncertain when Amami Ōshima was first settled. Stone tools indicate settlement in the Japanese Paleolithic period, and other artifacts, including pottery, indicate a constant cont ...
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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 mile, sq mi). Kagoshima Prefecture borders Kumamoto Prefecture to the north and Miyazaki Prefecture to the northeast. Kagoshima is the capital and largest city of Kagoshima Prefecture, with other major cities including Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima, Kanoya, Kagoshima, Kanoya, and Satsumasendai, Kagoshima, Satsumasendai. Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southernmost point of Kyūshū and includes the Satsunan Islands group of the Ryukyu Islands. Kagoshima Prefecture's mainland territory extends from the Ariake Sea to Shibushi Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast, and is characterized by two large peninsulas created by Kagoshima Bay. Kagoshima Prefecture formed the core of the Satsuma Domain, ruled from Kagoshima Castle, one of the most imp ...
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea in the south. The Japanese archipelago consists of four major islands—Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu—and List of islands of Japan, thousands of smaller islands, covering . Japan has a population of over 123 million as of 2025, making it the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and List of cities in Japan, its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the List of largest cities, largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37 million inhabitants as of 2024. Japan is divided into 47 Prefectures of Japan, administrative prefectures and List of regions of Japan, eight traditional regions. About three-quarters of Geography of Japan, the countr ...
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Population
Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and plants, and has specific uses within such fields as ecology and genetics. Etymology The word ''population'' is derived from the Late Latin ''populatio'' (a people, a multitude), which itself is derived from the Latin word ''populus'' (a people). Use of the term Social sciences In sociology and population geography, population refers to a group of human beings with some predefined feature in common, such as location, Race (human categorization), race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion. Ecology In ecology, a population is a group of organisms of the same species which inhabit the same geographical area and are capable of Sexual reproduction, interbreeding. The area of a sexual population is the area where interbreeding is possi ...
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Population Density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopulation Density Geography.about.com. March 2, 2011. Retrieved on December 10, 2011. Biological population densities Population density is population divided by total land area, sometimes including seas and oceans, as appropriate. Low densities may cause an extinction vortex and further reduce fertility. This is called the Allee effect after the scientist who identified it. Examples of the causes of reduced fertility in low population densities are: * Increased problems with locating sexual mates * Increased inbreeding Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as "per square kilometre" or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, ar ...
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Kasari, Kagoshima
was a town located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,856 and a density of 113.83 persons per km2. The total area was 60.23 km2. On March 20, 2006, Kasari, along with the city of Naze The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour, Suffolk, River St ..., and the village of Sumiyō (also from Ōshima District), was merged to create the city of Amami. References External links Official website of Amami Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Amami, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ...
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Sumiyo, Kagoshima
was a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the village had an estimated population of 1,943 and a density of 16.44 persons per km2. The total area was 118.16 km2. On March 20, 2006, Sumiyō, along with the city of Naze The Naze is a headland on the east coast of England. It is on the coast of Essex just north of River Blackwater, Essex, Blackwater and projects into the North Sea. This area is south of the double estuary of the River Stour, Suffolk, River St ..., and the town of Kasari (also from Ōshima District), was merged to create the city of Amami. Points of interest * Amami Islands Botanical Garden External links Official website or Amami Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Amami, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-geo-stub ...
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Ōshima District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 78,882 and a density of 84.4 persons per km2. The total area is 934.10 km2. Towns and villages * Amagi *China * Isen * Kikai * Setouchi * Tatsugō * Tokunoshima * Wadomari * Yoron * Uken *Yamato District timeline (after WWII) * February 28, 1946 – The district fell under United States Army control except for the current village of Mishima areas. * July 1, 1946 – The town of Naze gained city status. * September 1, 1946 – The village of China gained town status. * February 4, 1952 – Japan regains the current village of Toshima areas. * February 10, 1952 – The village of Mishima broke off from the village of Toshima. * December 25, 1953 – The remaining parts of the district returned to Japan. * February 1, 1955 – The village of Mikata merged into the city of Naze. * September 1, 1956 – The to ...
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Amami, Kagoshima
is a Cities of Japan, city located on the island of Amami Ōshima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Amami is the most populated municipality on Amami Ōshima. The most urban part of the municipality as well as the island's main port is a small city also known as Naze, Kagoshima, Naze. As of 1 October 2020, the city has an estimated population of 41,390 and a population density of 134 persons per km2. The total area is 308.15 km2. History The village of Naze was established on April 1, 1908. It was elevated to town status on October 1, 1922. As with all of the Amami Islands, the village came under the administration of the United States from July 1, 1946, to December 25, 1953. It was elevated to city status on July 1, 1946. The modern city of Amami was established on March 20, 2006, from the merger of the city of Naze, the town of Kasari, Kagoshima, Kasari, and the village of Sumiyo, Kagoshima, Sumiyō (both from Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Ōshima District). Geograp ...
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Dissolved Municipalities Of Kagoshima Prefecture
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