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was a
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located in
Soo District is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2. The district has one town: * Ōsaki History Th ...
,
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 20,106 and the
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of 155.75 persons per km2. The total area was 129.09 km2. On July 1, 2005, Sueyoshi, along with the towns of Ōsumi and Takarabe (all from
Soo District is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated population of 14,713 and a density of 146 persons/km2. The total area is 100.82 km2. The district has one town: * Ōsaki History Th ...
), was merged to create the city of Soo and no longer exists as an independent
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.


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