Yaku, Kagoshima
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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 on the southern half of Yakushima
Yakushima
, 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...
(Yaku Island) in Kumage District
Kumage District, Kagoshima
is 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:...
, 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
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...
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On October 1, 2007 Yaku was merged with the town of Kamiyaku
Kamiyaku, Kagoshima
was a town located on the northern half of Yakushima in Kumage District, Kagoshima, Japan.On October 1, 2007 Kamiyaku was merged with the town of Yaku, also from Kumage District, to form the new town of Yakushima....
, also from Kumage District
Kumage District, Kagoshima
is 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:...
, to form the new town of Yakushima
Yakushima, Kagoshima
is 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....
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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population
Population
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of 7,008 and a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 28.96 persons per km². The total area was 242.03 km².