Minamikyushu, Kagoshima
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is a city on the southern tip of Satsuma Peninsula
, in Kagoshima Prefecture
, Japan
.
As of March 31, 2011, the city has a population of 39,738, with a household
number of 17,288 and an area of 357.85 km². Its population density is 111.05 per km².
On December 1, 2007, the city was formed by merger of the town of Ei
, from Ibusuki District
, and the towns of Chiran
and Kawanabe
, both from Kawanabe District.
Chiran tea (知覧茶) is one of largest Japanese tea production base, with famous for production along with Shizuoka
, Uji and Yame in Japan.
Satsuma Peninsula
thumb|right|240px|Landsat imageThe Satsuma Peninsula is a peninsula which projects south from the southwest part of Kyūshū Island, Japan. To the west lies the East China Sea, while to the east it faces the Osumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay...
, in 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
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
As of March 31, 2011, the city has a population of 39,738, with a household
Household
The household is "the basic residential unit in which economic production, consumption, inheritance, child rearing, and shelter are organized and carried out"; [the household] "may or may not be synonymous with family"....
number of 17,288 and an area of 357.85 km². Its population density is 111.05 per km².
On December 1, 2007, the city was formed by merger of the town of Ei
Ei, Kagoshima
was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Ei was merged with the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe, both from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....
, from Ibusuki District
Ibusuki District, Kagoshima
Ibusuki was a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of June 30, 2005 population data , the district had an estimated population of 14,761 and a density of 134 persons per km²...
, and the towns of Chiran
Chiran, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Chiran was merged with the town of Ei, from Ibusuki District, and the town of Kawanabe, also from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....
and Kawanabe
Kawanabe, Kagoshima
was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima, Japan.On December 1, 2007 Kawanabe was merged with the town of Ei, from Ibusuki District, and the town of Chiran, also from Kawanabe District, to form the new city of Minamikyūshū....
, both from Kawanabe District.
Chiran tea (知覧茶) is one of largest Japanese tea production base, with famous for production along with Shizuoka
Shizuoka
Shizuoka can refer to:* Shizuoka Prefecture, a Japanese prefecture with 3.7 million people* Shizuoka City, a city in Shizuoka Prefecture with 700,000 people...
, Uji and Yame in Japan.