is a city located in Kagoshima
, Japan
.
The city was founded on
November 7,
2005 from the merger of the old city of
Kaseda, with the town of
Kinpō, from
Hioki District, and the towns of
Bonotsu,
Kasasa and
Ōura, all from
Kawanabe District, .
As of its founding but with
October 1,
2004 population data, the city has an estimated
population of 42,258 and a
density of 149 persons per km². The total
area is 283.30 km².
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