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Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima

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Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima

Points of interest
  
Ōsumi Peninsula, Cape Sata, Kamikawaōtaki Park, Satamisaki Lighthouse, Kamikawa Camping Ground

Kimotsuki (肝属郡, Kimotsuki-gun) is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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Map of Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

As of the January 1, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 46,943 and a density of 65.9 persons per km². The total area is 712.55 km².

Towns and villages

  • Higashikushira
  • Kimotsuki
  • Kinkō
  • Minamiōsumi

    • Mergers

  • On March 22, 2005 the towns of Ōnejime and Tashiro merged into the town of Kinkō.
  • On March 31, 2005 the towns of Nejime and Sata merged into the town of Minamiōsumi.
  • On July 1, 2005 the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura merged into the town of Kimotsuki.
  • On January 1, 2006 the towns of Aira and Kushira, and the town of Kihoku, from Soo District, merged into the expanded city of Kanoya.

    • References

    Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Wikipedia
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