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Kirishima

Eastern Asia

Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, in the Kyūshū region of Japan. The city's English Wikipedia article reports an estimated population of 123,640 living in 63202 households as of 1 May 2024, a density of about 200 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.

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Population
123,135 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
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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
Kirishima City (-shi) 霧島市 122,279 127,912 127,309 127,487 125,857 123,135 120,429
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 31.741,130.7632
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results, elevation
Quote, results, elevation
"elevation": 11.0
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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 31.75, 130.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 31.75, 130.75
31.75 130.75 Cfa
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Kirishima, 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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