Kumage Subprefecture
Encyclopedia
is a subprefecture
of Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
. The subprefectural office is located in Nishinoomote
.
It includes the following cities
and towns
on the Ōsumi Islands:
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Subprefectures of Japan
Certain prefectures of Japan are now, or once were, divided into subprefectures. The subprefecture is the jurisdiction surrounding a of the prefectural government. Normally, the area of a subprefecture consists of a few to a dozen cities, towns, and/or villages. Subprefectures are formed to...
of Kagoshima Prefecture
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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. The subprefectural office is located in Nishinoomote
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan on the island of Tanegashima.As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 17,666 and the density of 85.9 persons per km²...
.
It includes the following cities
Cities of Japan
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and towns
Towns of Japan
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on the Ōsumi Islands:
- Kumage Subprefecture
- Nishinoomote (city on TanegashimaTanegashimais an island lying to the south of Kyushu, in southern Japan, and is part of Kagoshima Prefecture. The island is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands....
and Mageshima) - NakataneNakatane, Kagoshimais a town located on Tanegashima or Tanega Island in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 9,473 and the density of 68.75 persons per km². The total area is 137.78 km²....
(town on Tanegashima) - MinamitaneMinamitane, Kagoshimais a town located on the southern portion of Tanegashima in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,997 and a density of 63.38 persons per km². The total area is 110.40 km²....
(town on Tanegashima)
- Nishinoomote (city on Tanegashima
- Yakushima Office
- YakushimaYakushima, Kagoshimais a town located in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan. The town is on the island of Yakushima and Kuchinoerabujima.On October 1 2007, the town was formed by the merger of the towns of Kamiyaku and Yaku, both from Kumage District....
(town on YakushimaYakushima, one of the Ōsumi Islands, is an island of about 500 km² and roughly 15,000 islanders to the south of Kyūshū in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The Vincennes Strait separates it from Tanegashima. The highest point on the island is Miyanoura-dake at 1,935 metres...
and Kuchinoerabujima)
- Yakushima
History
- 1889: These area, formerly governed by Ōshima SubprefectureOshima Subprefecture (Kagoshima)is a subprefecture of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The subprefectural office is located in Amami.It includes the following municipalities on the Amami Islands:*Ōshima Subprefecture**Amami **Tatsugō...
, were succeeded by KumageKumage District, Kagoshimais a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. The district covers two islands from the Ōsumi Islands, Tanegashima and Yakushima. The district has an estimated population of 29,706 with a total area of 789.16 km².Contains 3 towns:...
and Gomu District Governments. - 1897: Gomu District was merged into Kumage District.
- 1926: Kumage Subprefecture was founded on the corresponding area.
Offices
- Kumage Subprefecture: 7590 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshime-ken. 891-3192
- Kumage Subprefecture Yakushima Office: 650 Anbō, Yakushima-machi, Kumage-gun, Kagoshime-ken. 891-4311
- Kumage Educational Office: 7590 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshime-ken. 891-3192
External links
Official website30.734169°N 130.99575°W