was a

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located on

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 ...

in Ōshima 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 village had an estimated

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of 1,943 and a

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of 16.44 persons per km². The total area was 118.16 km². On March 20, 2006, Sumiyō, along with the city of

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, 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