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Satsuma Town Office. Satsuma (さつま町, Satsuma-chō) is a town in Satsuma District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 18,399 in 8705 households, and a population density of 61 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the town is 303.90 km 2 (117.34 sq mi).
On October 12, 2004 the old city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the villages of Kamikoshiki, Kashima, Sato and Shimokoshiki merged to form the new city of Satsumasendai, [1] dramatically decreasing the size and population of the district to 26,587 people and 303.43 km 2, making a density of 87.62 persons per km 2.
Kagoshima Prefecture corresponds to the ancient Japanese provinces Ōsumi and Satsuma, including the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands (). [4] This region played a key role in the Meiji Restoration (Saigō Takamori), and the city of Kagoshima was an important naval base during Japan's 20th century wars and the home of admiral Tōgō Heihachirō.
Satsuma Loans, a UK-based short-term loan company; Satsuma plum, a type of plum; Satsuma Rebellion, a revolt; Satsuma ware, a type of Japanese pottery; Biwa, a lute with a form known as Satsuma biwa; Satsuma, the car the player builds and drives in the video game My Summer Car
Satsuma is a city in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 6,749, [ 2 ] up from 6,168 at the 2010 census. Known prior to 1915 as "Fig Tree Island", the city was named after the satsuma orange , which was successfully cultivated and grown in Alabama starting in 1878, a gift from Emperor Meiji of Japan .
Satsumasendai City Hall Photograph of the city. Satsumasendai (薩摩川内市, Satsumasendai-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 July 2024, the city had an estimated population of 90,918 in 46610 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km 2. [1] The total area of the city is 682.92 km 2 (263.68 sq mi).
It is a part of the Satsuma City School System. Prior to 2012 it was a part of the Mobile County Public School System. The present Satsuma High School was first opened in 1958. The building that housed the first Satsuma High School in 1918 to 2000 has recently been remodeled to hold the history department, a few mathematics classes, and a ...
The island can be reached by bi-weekly ferry service to the city of Kagoshima on the mainland. Travel time is about 3 hours. Satsuma Iōjima Airport was opened in 1973 in conjunction with a resort development by the Yamaha Corporation. Ownership of the airport was transferred to Mishima Village after the resort closed in 1994, but there is no ...