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Kanoya

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Kanoya (鹿屋市, Kanoya-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 98,367 living in 46114 households as of 1 March 2024, a density of about 100 people per square kilometre. As a shi, it is one of the three kinds of municipality used in Japan, alongside towns and villages, and it runs its local administration through a mayor and a city council within Kagoshima Prefecture. The population and area figures are those quoted in the article at the time of writing and may differ from later census results.

Facts
Population
101,096 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Sources
1. citypopulation.de: Japan: Administrative Division
citypopulation.deKagoshima Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Quote, Kagoshima Prefecture section of the table, 2020-10-01 census column
Kanoya City (-shi) 鹿屋市 105,059 106,462 106,208 105,070 103,608 101,096 96,073
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.3782,130.8522
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 21.0
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3. Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koppen-Geiger climate classification updated (ASCII data)
Koppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 130.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 130.75
31.25 130.75 Cfa
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Kanoya, Kagoshima (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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