is a

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located in Kagoshima Prefecture,

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. The district covers two islands from the Ōsumi Islands,

Tanegashima is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 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 Tanegashima Airp ...

and Yakushima. The district has an estimated

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

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 located on Yakushima in Yakushima. *

New Tanegashima Airport , also known as Tanegashima Airport, is located in Nakatane, Kagoshima, Nakatane, on Tanegashima, one of the Ōsumi Islands in southern Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The original Tanegashima Airport was opened on 27 July 1962, at a site approxi ...

is located on Tanegashima in Nakatane. {{authority control Districts in Kagoshima Prefecture