was a

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

located in Aira District,

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 ...

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. As of 2003, the town had an estimated

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of 8,615 and a

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of 135.67 persons per km². The total area was 63.50 km². The area to the west and east are mountainous while farmlands are within the valley areas. On November 7, 2005, Mizobe, along with the city of Kokubu, the towns of Kirishima (former), Fukuyama, Hayato, Makizono and Yokogawa (all from Aira District), was merged to create the city of Kirishima and no longer exists as an independent

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' ...

. Kagoshima's

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial Aviation, air transport. They usually consist of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surf ...

is to the south with a runway of nearly 2 km. It is accessed with the Kyūshū Expressway in the south at the 24th interchange and is known as Mizobe-Kagoshima Airport interchange which was opened on November 29, 1976 and expanded northward on March 22, 1980. Mizobe has a school, a middle school, a train station and a square. It is bounded by Kajiki to the south.

Economy

When Mizobe existed,

Japan Air Commuter Japan Air Commuter (JAC) is a Japanese regional airline based in Kirishima, Kagoshima, Kirishima, Kagoshima Prefecture. It operates feeder services in support of Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. Its main base is Kagoshima Airport, with focu ...

had its headquarters in the Kagoshima Airport Building Annex in Mizobe."World Airline Directory." ''

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''. March 23–29, 1994
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References

External links

Official website of Kirishima
Dissolved municipalities of Kagoshima Prefecture Kirishima, Kagoshima {{Kagoshima-geo-stub