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of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The subprefectural office is located in

Nishinoomote is a city located on the island of Tanegashima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the city has an estimated population of 16,418 and a population density of 79.8 persons per km2. The total area is 205.75 km2. Geography Nis ...

. It includes the following

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on the

Ōsumi Islands The is an archipelago in the Nansei Islands, and are the northernmost group of the Satsunan Islands, which is in turn part of the Ryukyu Archipelago. The chain extends from the southern tip of Kyushu to Yakushima. Administratively, the group ...

: *Kumage Subprefecture **

(city on

Tanegashima is one of the Ōsumi Islands belonging to Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, 444.99 km2 in area, is the second largest of the Ōsumi Islands, and has a population of 33,000 people. Access to the island is by ferry, or by air to New ...

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) ** Nakatane (town on Tanegashima) ** Minamitane (town on Tanegashima) *Yakushima Office **

Yakushima is one of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. The island, in area, has a population of 13,178. Access to the island is by hydrofoil ferry (7 or 8 times a day from Kagoshima, depending on the season), slow car ferry (once or tw ...

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and Kuchinoerabujima)

History

*1889: These area, formerly governed by Ōshima Subprefecture, were succeeded by Kumage and

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Governments. *1897: Gomu District was merged into Kumage District. *1926: Kumage Subprefecture was founded on the corresponding area.

Offices

*Kumage Subprefecture: 7590 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshime-ken. 891-3192 *Kumage Subprefecture Yakushima Office: 650 Anbō, Yakushima-machi, Kumage-gun, Kagoshime-ken. 891-4311 *Kumage Educational Office: 7590 Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote-shi, Kagoshime-ken. 891-3192

External links

Official website
Subprefectures in Kagoshima Prefecture {{Kagoshima-geo-stub