was a town

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 in Satsuma District

Satsuma District, Kagoshima

is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the March 22, 2005 merger the district consists of the single town of Satsuma.-Mergers:*On October 12, 2004 the old city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki merged...

, 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 12, 2004 Iriki was merged with the towns of Hiwaki

Hiwaki, Kagoshima

was 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...

, Kedōin

Kedoin, Kagoshima

was 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 Tōgō

Togo, Kagoshima

was 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 Kamikoshiki

Kamikoshiki, Kagoshima

was 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...

, Kashima

Kashima, Kagoshima

was 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...

, Sato

Sato, Kagoshima

was 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 Shimokoshiki

Shimokoshiki, Kagoshima

was 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...

, all from Satsuma District

Satsuma District, Kagoshima

is a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the March 22, 2005 merger the district consists of the single town of Satsuma.-Mergers:*On October 12, 2004 the old city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki merged...

, and the old city of Sendai, to form the new city of Satsumasendai

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

is 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...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

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 of 6,250 and the density

Population density

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of 86.35 persons per km². The total area was 72.38 km².