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Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

Satsumasendai, Kagoshima

City in Kyushu, Japan

Satsumasendai (薩摩川内市, Satsumasendai-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

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The modern city of Satsumasendai was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands (which consisted of the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki, all from Satsuma District).

As of May 2017, the city has an estimated population of 96,411 and a population density of 140 persons per km2.[1] The total area is 683.50 km2.

The city has regular Shinkansen services to Kagoshima City and Yatsushiro.

The city is also home to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, founded in 1994, which has a small population of foreign students.

A major employer is the Sendai nuclear power station.

Geography

Climate

Satsumasendai has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) with hot summers and mild winters. Precipitation is significant throughout the year, and is heavier in summer, especially the months of June and July. The average annual temperature in Satsumasendai is 18.4 °C (65.1 °F). The average annual rainfall is 2,429.7 mm (95.66 in) with June as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 28.0 °C (82.4 °F), and lowest in January, at around 9.4 °C (48.9 °F).[2] Its record high is 37.5 °C (99.5 °F), reached on 19 August 2013, and its record low is −1.5 °C (29.3 °F), reached on 24 January 2016.[3]

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Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Satsumasendai in 2020 is 92,403 people.[6] Satsumasendai's population has been declining slowly since the census began in 1950, although there was a brief recovery in the 1980s.

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Timeline

From 1889 to 2004

  • April 1, 1889 - municipal status enforcement.
    • Satsuma District : the villages of Kumanojō, Takae, Nagatoshi, Hirasa, Kami-Tōgō, Shimo-Tōgō, Hiwaki and Iriki.
    • Taki District : the villages of Taki and Mizuhiki.
    • Minami-Isa District : the villages of Ōmura, Kuroki and Imuta.
    • Koshikijima District : the villages of Kami-Koshiki Shimo-Koshiki.
  • March 29, 1896 - The districts of Taki, Minami-Isa and Koshikijima were merged into Satsuma District.
  • May 20, 1929 - The villages of Kumanojō, Hirasa and Higashi-Mizuhiki were merged to become town of Sendai.
  • July 1, 1933 - The village of Nishimizuhiki was renamed to Mizuhiki.
  • February 11, 1940 - the town of Sendai was elevated city status to become the city of Sendai.
  • November 10, 1940 - The village of Hiwaki was elevated to town status to become the town of Hiwaki.
  • October 1, 1948 - The village of Iriki was elevated to town status to become the town of Iriki.
  • April 1, 1951 - The village of Mizuhiki was merged into the city of Sendai.
  • December 1, 1952 - The village of Kami-Tōgō was elevated to town status to become the town of Tōgō.
  • April 1, 1955 - The villages of Ōmura, Kuroki and Imuta were merged to become the town of Kedōin.
  • September 30, 1956 - The villages of Takae and Nagatoshi were merged into the city of Sendai.
  • April 1, 1957
    • Part of Shimo-Tōgō was merged into the town of Tōgō and the village of Taki (respectively).
    • Remainder of Shimo-Tōgō was merged into the city of Sendai.
  • January 1, 1960 - The village of Taki was elevated to town status to become the town of Taki.
  • April 15, 1965 - The town of Taki was merged into city of Sendai.

Satsumasendai (After 2004)

Festivals

  • Sendai Otsunahiki
  • Sendai River Fireworks Festival

Neighboring municipalities

Friendship cities

Transport

Railways

Former railway line
  • Japan National Railway
    • Miyanojo Line(1924-1987)
      • Sendai Station - Satsuma-Shirahama Station - Kusumoto Station - Yoshinoyama Station - Hiwaki Station - Kamihiwaki Station - Iriki Station

Roads

Highways
National Highway

Notable People

References

  1. [1]
    "Official website of Satsumasendai City" (in Japanese). Japan: Satsumasendai City. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. [2]
    気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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    観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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    観測史上1～10位の値（年間を通じての値）. JMA. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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    気象庁 / 平年値（年・月ごとの値）. JMA. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  6. [6]
    Satsumasendai population statistics
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    鹿児島県. "鹿児島県の市町村合併状況". 鹿児島県 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
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    友好都市 - Satsumasendai City
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