Kimotsuki District, Kagoshima Explained

is a district located in 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.^[1]
• 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

31.206°N 130.863°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: 鹿児島県 . 鹿児島県の市町村合併状況 . 2024-02-08 . 鹿児島県 . ja.