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Akune, Kagoshima

Eastern Asia

Akune, Kagoshima (阿久根市, Akune-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 18,297 living in 9698 households as of 29 February 2024, a density of about 140 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
19,270 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
Akune City (-shi) 阿久根市 27,506 26,270 25,072 23,154 21,198 19,270 17,289
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 32.0253,130.1978
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 28.0
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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 32.25, 130.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 130.25
32.25 130.25 Cfa
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Akune, 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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