Amami, Kagoshima
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Cities of Japan
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located on Amami Ōshima
Amami Oshima
is a semi-tropical island in the Amami Islands, which is part of the larger Nansei Islands in Japan. Ōshima literally means big island, and it is the largest of the Amami Islands. It lies roughly halfway between the islands of Okinawa and Kyūshū. Briefly part of the Ryūkyū Kingdom, in 1624 it was...
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
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The city was formed on March 20, 2006 from the merger of the old city of Naze
Naze, Kagoshima
Naze was a city located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Naze was merged with the town of Kasari, and the village of Sumiyō, both from Ōshima District, to form the new city of Amami....
with the town of Kasari
Kasari, Kagoshima
was a town located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Kasari was merged with the village of Sumiyō, also from Ōshima District, and the old city of Naze, to form the new city of Amami....
, and the village of Sumiyō
Sumiyo, Kagoshima
Sumiyō was a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 20, 2006 Sumiyō was merged with the town of Kasari, also from Ōshima District, and the old city of Naze, to form the new city of Amami....
, both from Ōshima District
Oshima District, Kagoshima
is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of the March 20, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 78,882 and a density of 84.4 persons per km²...
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As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population
Population
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of 45,548 and a density
Population density
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of 148 persons per km². The total area is 308.15 km².
Amami Airport serves Amami.
Geography
Amami, located on the eastern and northern portion of Amami Ōshima, is bordered by the East China SeaEast China Sea
The East China Sea is a marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1,249,000 km² or 750,000 square miles.-Geography:...
to the north and the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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to the south. The Kasari Area of the city is an exclave, separated from the main part of Amami by the town of Tatsugō
Tatsugo, Kagoshima
is a town located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,110 and the density of 74.46 persons per km². The total area is 82.06 km².-External links:*...
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Neighbouring municipalities
- Kagoshima PrefectureKagoshima Prefectureis 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...
- TatsugōTatsugo, Kagoshimais a town located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 6,110 and the density of 74.46 persons per km². The total area is 82.06 km².-External links:*...
- SetouchiSetouchi, Kagoshimais a town located in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan. Part of the town is located on Amami Ōshima., the town has an estimated population of 10,068 and the density of 41.97 persons per km². The total area is 239.91 km².-External links:* in Japanese...
- YamatoYamato, Kagoshimais a village located on Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The village belongs to the Ōshima District.-Population:As of August 1, 2011, the village has an estimated population of 1,719 and the density of 19.5 persons per km². The total area is 88.15 km².-External links:*...
- UkenUken, Kagoshimais a village located on Amami Ōshima in Ōshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the village has an estimated population of 2,088 and the density of 20.26 persons per km². The total area is 103.06 km².-External links:*...
- Tatsugō