was a town

Towns of Japan

A town is a local administrative unit in Japan. It is a local public body along with prefecture , city , and village...

 located in Hioki District

Hioki District, Kagoshima

Hioki was a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the merger of the town of Kinpō into the city of Minamisatsuma the district no longer exists....

, Kagoshima

Kagoshima Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Kagoshima.- Geography :Kagoshima Prefecture is located at the southwest tip of Kyushu and includes a chain of islands stretching further to the southwest for a few hundred kilometers...

, Japan

Japan

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On November 7, 2005 Kinpō was merged with the towns of Bonotsu

Bonotsu, Kagoshima

Bonotsu was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 7, 2005 Bonotsu was merged with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, the towns of Kasasa and Ōura, all from Kawanabe District, and the old city of Kaseda, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as...

, Kasasa

Kasasa, Kagoshima

was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 7, 2005 Kasasa was merged with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, the towns of Bonotsu and Ōura, all from Kawanabe District, and the old city of Kaseda, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an...

 and Ōura

Oura, Kagoshima

was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 7, 2005 Ōura was merged with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, the towns of Bonotsu and Kasasa, all from Kawanabe District, and the old city of Kaseda, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an...

, all from Kawanabe District, and the old city of Kaseda

Kaseda, Kagoshima

Kaseda was a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.On November 7, 2005 Kaseda was merged with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma...

, to form the new city of Minamisatsuma

Minamisatsuma, Kagoshima

is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.The city was founded on November 7, 2005 from the merger of the old city of Kaseda, with the town of Kinpō, from Hioki District, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura, all from Kawanabe District, ....

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 8,099 and the density

Population density

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of 112.10 persons per km². The total area was 72.25 km².

External links

• Official website of Minamisatsuma in Japanese