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Kirishima
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Key facts
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Kyūshū
- Prefecture
- Kagoshima
- Mayor
- Shin'ichi Nakashige
- Total
- 603.71 km (233.09 sq mi)
- Density
- 204.80/km (530.43/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00 ( JST )
- Postal code
- 899-4394
- Phone number
- 0995-45-5111
- Address
- 3-45-1 Kokubuchūō, Kirishima-shi, Kagoshima-ken
- Climate
- Cfa
- Website
- Official website
- Flower
- Rhododendron kiusianum , Nicotiana × sanderae
- Tree
- Ilex rotunda , Acer
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Japan
- Located in
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Population
- 127487
- Area
- 603.18
- Time zone
- UTC+09:00
- Capital of
- Ōsumi Province
- Shares border with
- Yūsui-chō
- Official website
- www.city-kirishima.jp
- Image
- Kirishima montage.png
- Dialing code
- 0995
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- Commons category
- Kirishima, Kagoshima
- inception
- 2005-11-07
- topic's main category
- Category:Kirishima, Kagoshima
- native label
- 霧島市
- name in kana
- きりしまし
- social media followers
- 1800
- postal code
- 899-4394
- official symbol
- Nicotiana alata
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Encyclopedic overview
An image taken from the International Space Station showing Kirishima and its surroundings on January 10, 2013 Kirishima City Hall Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2024, the city had an estimated population of 123,640 in 63202 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km. The total area of the city is 603.17 km (232.89 sq mi). Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city.
Geography
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