Kagoshima鹿児島県

Kagoshima-ken·かごしまけん·県 (ken), prefecture

The southern tip of Kyūshū plus a long island chain. The active volcano Sakurajima is across the bay from the city.

Facts

Japanese name: 鹿児島県
Reading: Kagoshima-ken / かごしまけん
Region: Kyūshū-Okinawa 九州・沖縄
Capital: Kagoshima 鹿児島市
Population: 1,588,256 (2020 census)
Area: 9,186 km²
Density: 173 people per km²
Municipalities: 43 — 19 cities, 20 towns, and 4 villages
Designated cities: None
Districts (郡): 8
Codes: JIS 46·ISO 3166-2 JP-46

How an address here begins

鹿児島県鹿児島市…

Kagoshima-ken, Kagoshima-shi, …

The prefecture comes first, then the municipality. The guide explains the rest of the address, and the map reads any address you paste into it.

Neighbouring prefectures

Every municipality in Kagoshima市区町村

43 local governments, each with its own mayor and assembly. Every one links to its boundary on the map.

Cities市

Districts, with their towns and villages郡 · 町 · 村

A district is a name that groups towns and villages in an address. It has no office and no election. The towns and villages are governments.

Kagoshima District鹿児島郡district, not a government
- Mishima Village三島村
- Toshima Village十島村
Satsuma District薩摩郡district, not a government
- Satsuma Townさつま町
Izumi District出水郡district, not a government
- Nagashima Town長島町
Aira District姶良郡district, not a government
- Yusui Town湧水町
So District曽於郡district, not a government
- Osaki Town大崎町
Kimotsuki District肝属郡district, not a government
Kumage District熊毛郡district, not a government
Oshima District大島郡district, not a government

Boundaries: MLIT 国土数値情報. Population: 2020 Population Census (令和2年国勢調査). Area: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (全国都道府県市区町村別面積調, 2020). Municipality counts are from the boundary data on the map.