is a city

Cities of Japan

||A is a local administrative unit in Japan. Cities are ranked on the same level as and , with the difference that they are not a component of...

 located in Miyazaki Prefecture

Miyazaki Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. The capital is the city of Miyazaki.- History :Historically, after the Meiji Restoration, Hyūga Province was renamed Miyazaki Prefecture....

, Japan

Japan

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As of 2003, the city has an estimated population

Population

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 of 22,727 and the density

Population density

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 of 77.06 persons per km². The total area is 294.91 km².

The city is served by the Nichinan Line

Nichinan Line

The is a railway line on Kyūshū, running from Minami-Miyazaki Station in Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture to terminal of Shibushi Station in Shibushi, Kagoshima Prefecture.-The line's data:*Operator：JR Kyūshū*Distance ：88.9 km*Gauge：1067 mm...

 of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the west to Shibushi

Shibushi, Kagoshima

is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.The city was founded on January 1, 2006 from the merger of the former town of Shibushi with the towns of Ariake and Matsuyama, all from Soo District....

 in neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture

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...

 and to the north to the prefectural capital, Miyazaki

Miyazaki, Miyazaki

is the capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan. Located on the coast and perforated by several rivers, Miyazaki City enjoys scenic views of both ocean and nearby, verdant mountains...

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Within the boundaries of the municipality (but some distance from its main built-up areas) lies the island of Kōjima

Kōjima

is a small island in the Sea of Hyūga off the shore of the city of Kushima in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. The island is approximately 13 km ESE and 20 km by road from the central built-up area of Kushima...

, known for the field studies site of the Primate Research Institute

Primate Research Institute

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, where studies on wild-living Japanese macaque

Japanese Macaque

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monkeys are carried out.

The city was founded on November 3, 1954.

External links

• Official website in Japanese