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Nishinoomote

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city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan

Key facts

Country
Japan
Region
Kyushu ( Ōsumi Islands )
Prefecture
Kagoshima
Mayor
Shusuke Yasaka (since April 2017)
Total
205.57 km (79.37 sq mi)
Density
68.838/km (178.29/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+9 ( Japan Standard Time )
Phone number
0997-22-1111
Address
7612 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshima-ken 891-3193
Website
Official website
Flower
Lilium longiflorum
Insect
Great Orange Tip
Tree
Akō ( Ficus superba Miq. var. japonica Miq.)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
city of Japan
Official name
西之表市
Country
Japan
Located in
Kumage district
Population
16951
Area
205.66
Time zone
UTC+09:00
Capital of
Tanegashima
Shares border with
Nakatane
Image
Nishinoomote city hall.jpg
Dialing code
0997
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twinned administrative body
Sakai
Commons category
Nishinoomote, Kagoshima
name in kana
にしのおもてし
native label
西之表市
inception
1958-10-01
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Encyclopedic overview

Nishinoomote Nishinoomote (西之表市, Nishinoomote-shi) is a city located on the island of Tanegashima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 April 2024, the city had an estimated population of 14,151 in 7941 households, and a population density of 69 persons per km. The total area of the city is 205.57 km (79.37 sq mi).

Geography

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Nishinoomote” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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