Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
Encyclopedia
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. The total area is 205.75 km².
The city was founded on 1 October 1958.
It has been twinned with Vila do Bispo
, Portugal
since 1 October 1993 in recognition of the fact that it was Fernão Mendes Pinto
a Portuguese who claimed to be the first European to set foot on Japan and did so on Tanegashima in 1543.
Cities of Japan
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located in 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 the island of Tanegashima
Tanegashima
is 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....
.
As of 2008, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 17,666 and the density
Population density
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of 85.9 persons per km². The total area is 205.75 km².
The city was founded on 1 October 1958.
It has been twinned with Vila do Bispo
Vila do Bispo
Vila do Bispo is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 179.0 km² and a total population of 5,381 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 5 parishes, and is located in the District of Faro...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
since 1 October 1993 in recognition of the fact that it was Fernão Mendes Pinto
Fernão Mendes Pinto
Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage in 1614, an autobiographical work whose truthfulness is nearly impossible to assess...
a Portuguese who claimed to be the first European to set foot on Japan and did so on Tanegashima in 1543.
External links
- Nishinoomote official website in Japanese