Setouchi ( 瀬戸内町 , Setouchi-chō ) is a town located primarily on Amami Ōshima , in Ōshima District , Kagoshima Prefecture , Japan .
5-543: Setouchi may refer to: Places [ edit ] Setouchi, Kagoshima , a town on Amami Islands, Japan Setouchi, Okayama , a city on Honshū, Japan Setouchi region , a region of Japan encompassing the Seto Inland Sea and adjacent coastal areas of Honshū, Shikoku, and Kyushu People [ edit ] Jakucho Setouchi (1922–2021), Japanese Buddhist nun Other [ edit ] Setouchi Volcanic Belt ,
10-808: A Miocene volcanic belt in southwestern Japan Setouchi Junior College , a private junior college in Mitoyo, Kagawa, Japan TV Setouchi , a TV station in Japan Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Setouchi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Setouchi&oldid=1054851882 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
15-538: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Setouchi, Kagoshima As of 1 October 2020, the town had an estimated population of 8,546 and a population density of 35.62 persons per km². The total area was 239.91 km². Setouchi occupies the southern portion of Amami Ōshima, facing the East China Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to
20-445: The west. It also includes numerous offshore islands of Amami Ōshima, including the inhabited islands of Kakeromajima , Ukejima and Yoroshima . The climate is classified as humid subtropical ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ) with very warm summers and mild winters. Precipitation is high throughout the year, but is highest in the months of May, June and September. The area is subject to frequent typhoons . Higashikata Village
25-542: Was established on April 1, 1908. It became the town of Koniya on April 1, 1936. As with all of the Amami Islands, the village came under the administration of the United States from July 1, 1946 to December 25, 1953. On September 1, 1956 Koniya merged with three neighboring villages to form the town of Setouchi. The town economy is primarily based on agriculture, with sugar cane and citrus horticulture as
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