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19-703: Minamisatsuma is located at the southwestern tip of the Satsuma Peninsula , and faces the East China Sea . In the northwest of the city is Fukiagehama, one of the three largest sand dune areas in Japan, and in the southwest is a ria coast which is designated as a national scenic spot. Off the coast of the East China Sea are the uninhabited Uji Islands and Kusakaki Islands, which are within the city borders. Kagoshima Prefecture Minamisatsuma has

38-733: A humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Minamisatsuma is 18.0 °C (64.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,454.0 mm (96.61 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.9 °C (82.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.3 °C (46.9 °F). Its record high

57-732: A mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 17 members. Minamisatsuma contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Minamisatsuma has a rural economy based on agriculture and commercial fishing. Minamisatsuma has ten public elementary schools, three public junior high schools and two combined public elementary/junior schools operated by

76-400: A population of merely four thousand, while a town in the same prefecture, Otofuke, Hokkaidō , has nearly forty thousand residents, and the country's largest village Yomitan, Okinawa has a population of 40,517. The capital city, Tokyo, no longer has city status. Tokyo Prefecture now encompasses 23 special wards, each a city unto itself, as well as many other cities, towns and even villages on

95-412: Is 36.2 °C (97.2 °F), reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is −4.6 °C (23.7 °F), reached on 11 February 1996. Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamisatsuma in 2020 is 32,887 people. Minamisatsuma has been conducting censuses since 1920. The city's population peaked in 1945 at more than 90,000 people; the city's population has steadily declined since then. Until 2020,

114-550: Is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities, with 1,719 in total as of January 2014. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities , towns , villages and special wards of Tokyo ( ku ). In Japanese , this system is known as shikuchōson ( 市区町村 ) , where each kanji in the word represents one of the four types of municipalities. Some designated cities also have further administrative subdivisions, also known as wards. But, unlike

133-541: The Kagoshima Main Line . This Kagoshima Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Satsuma Peninsula The Satsuma Peninsula (薩摩半島 Satsuma-hantō ) 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 Ōsumi Peninsula across Kagoshima Bay . Politically, it belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture , and it includes

152-495: The density of 112.10 persons per km. The total area was 72.25 km. On November 7, 2005, Kinpō, was merged to create Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality . Bōnotsu ( 坊津町 , Bōnotsu-chō ) was a town located in Kawanabe District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 4,387 and the density of 113.62 persons per km. The total area

171-401: The 20 designated cities : The same kanji which designates a town (町) is also sometimes used for addresses of sections of an urban area. In rare cases, a municipal village might even contain a section with the same type of designation. Although the kanji is the same, neither of these individual sections are municipalities unto themselves. Sometimes, the section name is a remnant from gappei ,

190-507: The Japanese mainland and outlying islands. Each of the 23 special wards of Tokyo is legally equivalent to a city, though sometimes the 23 special wards as a whole are regarded as one city. For information on the former city of Tokyo, see Tokyo City ; for information about present-day Tokyo Prefecture, see Tokyo . See List of cities in Japan for a complete list of cities. See also : Core cities of Japan The following are examples of

209-719: The city government, and two public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private combined high school. Following the closure of the Nansatsu Makurazaki Line in 1984, the city has been without passenger railway service. The nearest train stations are Taniyama Station or Makurazaki Station on the JR Kyushu Ibusuki Makurazaki Line , or Ijūin Station on

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228-484: The city had an estimated population of 23,740 and the density of 251.56 persons per km. The total area was 94.37 km. On November 7, 2005, Bōnotsu, was merged to create Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality . Kinpō ( 金峰町 , Kinpō-chō ) was a town located in Hioki District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,099 and

247-582: The city's population is still showing no signs of picking up. Minamisatsuma is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period . The villages of Kaseda, Higashikaseda, Nishikaseda, and Seinangata in Kawabe District and Ata and Tabuse in Ata District were established on April 1, 1889 with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kaseda

266-416: The prefectural capital, Kagoshima City . Near the southern tip of the peninsula is the 924 metres (3,031 ft) Mount Kaimon (Kaimon-dake) and the hot springs of Ibusuki Onsen . This Kagoshima Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Municipalities of Japan Japan has three levels of governments: national , prefectural , and municipal . The nation

285-445: The special wards of Tokyo, these wards are not municipalities. The status of a municipality, if it is a village, town or city, is decided by the prefectural government. Generally, a village or town can be promoted to a city when its population increases above fifty thousand, and a city can (but need not) be demoted to a town or village when its population decreases below fifty thousand. The least-populated city, Utashinai, Hokkaidō , has

304-479: The town on Kinpo on September 30, 1956. The city of Minamisatsuma was established on November 7, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kaseda , with the town of Kinpō (from Hioki District ), and the towns of Bonotsu , Kasasa and Ōura (all from Kawanabe District ). Kaseda (加世田市; -shi) was a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . The city was founded on July 15, 1954. As of 2003,

323-421: Was 38.61 km. On November 7, 2005, Bōnotsu, was merged to create Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality . Kasasa ( 笠沙町 , Kasasa-chō ) was a town located in Kawanabe District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 3,585 and the density of 89.89 persons per km. The total area was 39.88 km. On November 7, 2005, Bōnotsu,

342-478: Was merged to create Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality . Ōura ( 大浦町 , Ōura-chō ) was a town located in Kawanabe District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan . As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 2,802 and the density of 73.37 persons per km. The total area was 38.19 km. On November 7, 2005, Bōnotsu, was merged to create Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality . Minamisatsuma has

361-464: Was raised to town status on January 1, 1924. Higashikaseda became the town of Mansei on January 1, 1925. Nishikaseda (which had been renamed Kasasa in 1923) became the town Kasasa on November 10, 1940. It subsequent separated into Kasas and Oura towns on April 1, 1951. Kaseda and Mansei merged to form the city of Kaseda on July 15, 1954. Seinangata (which had been renamed Bozu in 1953) became the town of Bozu on November 1, 1955. Ata and Tabuse merged to form

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