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 Kagoshima District

Kagoshima District, Kagoshima

Kagoshima is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 1,087 and a Density of 8.19 persons/km². The total area is 132.71 km²....

, 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 November 1, 2004 Sakurajima, along with the towns of Kōriyama

Koriyama, Kagoshima

was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Kōriyama, along with the town of Matsumoto, also from Hioki District, the town of Kiire, from Ibusuki District, and the towns of Sakurajima and Yoshida, both from Kagoshima District, was merged into the expanded city of...

 and Matsumoto

Matsumoto, Kagoshima

was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Matsumoto, along with the town of Kōriyama, also from Hioki District, the town of Kiire, from Ibusuki District, and the towns of Sakurajima and Yoshida, both from Kagoshima District, was merged into the expanded city of...

, both from Hioki District

Hioki District, Kagoshima

Hioki was a district located in Kagoshima, Japan. As of the merger of the town of Kinpō into the city of Minamisatsuma the district no longer exists....

, the town of Kiire

Kiire, Kagoshima

was a town located in Ibusuki District, Kagoshima, Japan.As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 12,648 and the density of 206.57 persons per km²...

, from Ibusuki District

Ibusuki District, Kagoshima

Ibusuki was a district located in Kagoshima, Japan.As of June 30, 2005 population data , the district had an estimated population of 14,761 and a density of 134 persons per km²...

, and the town of Yoshida

Yoshida, Kagoshima

was a town located in Kagoshima District, Kagoshima, Japan.On November 1, 2004 Yoshida, along with the towns of Kōriyama and Matsumoto, both from Hioki District, the town of Kiire, from Ibusuki District, and the town of Sakurajima, also from Kagoshima District, was merged into the expanded city of...

, also from Kagoshima District

Kagoshima District, Kagoshima

Kagoshima is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture. As of October 1, 2008, the district has an estimated Population of 1,087 and a Density of 8.19 persons/km². The total area is 132.71 km²....

, was merged into the expanded city of Kagoshima

Kagoshima, Kagoshima

is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin...

 and no longer exists as an independent municipality

Municipalities of Japan

Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...

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As of 2003, the town had an estimated population

Population

A population is all the organisms that both belong to the same group or species and live in the same geographical area. The area that is used to define a sexual population is such that inter-breeding is possible between any pair within the area and more probable than cross-breeding with individuals...

 of 4,504 and a density

Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...

of 139.88 persons per km². The total area was 32.20 km².