Minamikyūshū
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Geography
Minamikyūshū is located in the southern part of the Satsuma Peninsula, about 30 kilometers southwest of the city of Kagoshima, and faces the East China Sea to the south.
Adjacent municipalities
Kagoshima Prefecture
Climate
Minamikyūshū has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Minamikyūshū is 17.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2303 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 8.0 °C.[2]
Demographics
Per Japanese census data, the population of Minamikyūshū is as shown below:
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History
The area of Minamikyūshū is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. On April 1, 1889, the village of Chiran in Kyuri District, villages of Kawabe and Katsume in Kawabe District, and village of Ei in Ewa District were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Kawabe was raised to town status on October 13, 1923, followed by Chiran on April 1, 1932 and Ei on August 1, 1950. Kawabe absorbed Latsume on September 1, 1956. On December 1, 2007 Kawanabe, Chiran and Ei merged to form the city of Minamikyūshū.[3]
Government
Minamikyūshū has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 20 members. Minamikyūshū contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 2nd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.
Economy
The economy of Minamikyūshū is agricultural. It is the largest producer of tea in Japan, and is famous for its "Chiran tea".
Education
Minamikyūshū has 17 public elementary schools and five public junior high schools by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education.
Transportation
Railways
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Highways
- File:JP Expressway E3A.svg Minamikyushu Expressway
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Local attractions
- Chiran Castle ruins, National Historic Site
- Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots
- Chiran Samurai District - preserved samurai district with residence and garden in the Edo period.
Notable people from Minamikyūshū
- Isamu Akasaki - Engineer, 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics winner
- Hiroko Yamasaki, former Japanese rhythmic gymnast.
References
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External links
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