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Makurazaki

Eastern Asia

Makurazaki (枕崎市, Makurazaki-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 19,006 living in 10,377 households as of 1 July 2024, a density of about 250 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
20,033 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
Makurazaki City (-shi) 枕崎市 27,640 26,317 25,150 23,638 22,046 20,033 17,948
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.2914,130.3069
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 24.0
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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, 130.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.25, 130.25
31.25 130.25 Cfa
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Makurazaki, Kagoshima (Wikipedia)
  • Part Of: Japan, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Asia (World), Lead, first sentence
    is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
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