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663:Sogo sentā
635:unicameral
625:Government
615:Edo Period
607:Tōjinkofun
375:population
312:Black Pine
225:Population
189:Prefecture
140:31°23′08″N
1467:Yakushima
1315:Kimotsuki
1281:Nagashima
1253:Districts
1169:Kirishima
1100:Kagoshima
1092:Core city
1077:Kagoshima
822:JR Kyushu
694:Education
415:Kimotsuki
385:Geography
252:UTC+09:00
247:Time zone
206:Kimotsuki
1457:Nakatane
1411:Wadomari
1396:Setouchi
1204:Tarumizu
1194:Shibushi
987:(1980 /
785:hiragana
705:Chūgakkō
677:, rice,
434:(Köppen
1401:Tatsugō
1337:Satsuma
1298:Toshima
1293:Mishima
1144:Ibusuki
1082:capital
831:Highway
820:on the
808:Railway
793:Hoikuen
771:池之原幼稚園)
726:池之原小学校)
669:Economy
646:of the
642:of the
593:History
426:Climate
302:Lupinus
289:Symbols
271:Website
168:Country
74:Chapter
1426:Yamato
1164:Kanoya
1118:Cities
752:柏原小学校)
655:yakuba
531:−19.6%
517:11,161
509:+36.9%
506:11,971
410:Kanoya
298:Flower
182:Kyushu
177:Region
1416:Yoron
1391:Kikai
1381:China
1376:Amagi
1349:Ōsaki
1320:Kinkō
1269:Yūsui
1222:Amami
1159:Izumi
1139:Hioki
1134:Akune
989:Shōwa
886:Notes
659:kōban
599:Jōmon
586:−8.3%
583:6,237
580:2020
575:−9.7%
572:6,802
569:2010
564:−7.3%
561:7,530
558:2000
553:−3.8%
550:8,119
547:1990
542:−6.0%
539:8,440
536:1980
528:8,977
525:1970
520:−6.8%
514:1960
503:1950
498:+0.8%
495:8,747
492:1940
487:+7.6%
484:8,675
481:1930
473:8,059
470:1920
420:Ōsaki
371:Japan
357:is a
233:6,220
171:Japan
1421:Uken
1386:Isen
1129:Aira
866:, a
827:. .
795:保育園)
707:中学校)
680:goya
601:and
459:Pop.
455:Year
359:town
346:東串良町
308:Tree
212:Area
64:Flag
36:Town
27:東串良町
1199:Soo
1154:Isa
814:JNR
436:Cfa
393:in
256:JST
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365:,
349:,
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