Satsuma District, Kagoshima
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Districts of Japan
The was most recently used as an administrative unit in Japan between 1878 and 1921 and is roughly equivalent to the county of the United States, ranking at the level below prefecture and above city, town or village. As of 2008, cities belong directly to prefectures and are independent from...
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...
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. As of the March 22, 2005 merger the district consists of the single town of Satsuma
Satsuma, Kagoshima
is a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyanojō, Tsuruda, and a former town with the English name of Satsuma , all from Satsuma District....
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Mergers
- On October 12, 2004 the old city of Sendai, the towns of HiwakiHiwaki, Kagoshimawas a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Hiwaki was merged with the towns of Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of Satsumasendai.As...
, IrikiIriki, Kagoshimawas a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Iriki was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of Satsumasendai.As...
, KedōinKedoin, Kagoshimawas a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Kedōin was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of Satsumasendai.As...
and TōgōTogo, Kagoshimawas a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Tōgō was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki and Kedōin, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of Satsumasendai.As...
, and the villages of KamikoshikiKamikoshiki, Kagoshimawas a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Kamikoshiki was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of...
, KashimaKashima, Kagoshimawas a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Kashima was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of...
, SatoSato, Kagoshimawas a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Sato was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of...
and ShimokoshikiShimokoshiki, Kagoshimawas a village located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 12, 2004 Shimokoshiki was merged with the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima and Sato, all from Satsuma District, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of...
merged to form the new city of SatsumasendaiSatsumasendai, Kagoshimais a city located in Kagoshima, Japan. It was established on October 12, 2004 with the merger of the city of Sendai, Kagoshima, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and Koshikijima Islands , all from Satsuma District.As of January 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 100,730 in...
, dramatically decreasing the size and population of the district to 26,587 people and 303.43 km², making a density of 87.62 persons per km². - On March 22, 2005 the towns of SatsumaSatsuma, Kagoshimais a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.The town was formed March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyanojō, Tsuruda, and a former town with the English name of Satsuma , all from Satsuma District....
(薩摩町), MiyanojōMiyanojo, Kagoshimawas a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Miyanojō was merged with the towns of Satsuma and Tsuruda, all from Satsuma District, to form the new town of Satsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
and TsurudaTsuruda, Kagoshimawas a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Tsuruda was merged with the towns of Satsuma and Miyanojō, all from Satsuma District, to form the new town of Satsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
merged to form the new town of Satsuma (さつま町).