Satsuma, Kagoshima
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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...
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Japan
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The town was formed March 22, 2005 from the merger of the towns of Miyanojō
Miyanojo, Kagoshima
was a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Miyanojō was merged with the towns of Satsuma and Tsuruda, all from Satsuma District, to form the new town of Satsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, Tsuruda
Tsuruda, Kagoshima
was a town located in Satsuma District, Kagoshima, Japan.On March 22, 2005 Tsuruda was merged with the towns of Satsuma and Miyanojō, all from Satsuma District, to form the new town of Satsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality....
, and a former town with the English name of Satsuma (薩摩町), 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...
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As of August 2011, the town has 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 23,842. The total area is 303.43 km².