Municipalities in 鹿児島県

Municipalities in 鹿児島県.

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Map of municipalities in 鹿児島県

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Municipality list

Code Municipality Population
462012 鹿児島市 (カゴシマシ) 580,970
462039 鹿屋市 (カノヤシ) 96,073
462047 枕崎市 (マクラザキシ) 17,948
462063 阿久根市 (アクネシ) 17,289
462080 出水市 (イズミシ) 49,506
462101 指宿市 (イブスキシ) 35,839
462136 西之表市 (ニシノオモテシ) 14,186
462144 垂水市 (タルミズシ) 12,251
462152 薩摩川内市 (サツマセンダイシ) 87,673
462161 日置市 (ヒオキシ) 45,021
462179 曽於市 (ソオシ) 29,861
462187 霧島市 (キリシマシ) 120,429
462195 いちき串木野市 (イチキクシキノシ) 25,422
462209 南さつま市 (ミナミサツマシ) 30,087
462217 志布志市 (シブシシ) 27,122
462225 奄美市 (アマミシ) 38,416
462233 南九州市 (ミナミキュウシュウシ) 29,901
462241 伊佐市 (イサシ) 21,397
462250 姶良市 (アイラシ) 76,919
463035 三島村 (ミシマムラ) 363
463043 十島村 (トシマムラ) 641
463922 さつま町 (サツマチョウ) 17,580
464040 長島町 (ナガシマチョウ) 8,648
464520 湧水町 (ユウスイチョウ) 8,297
464686 大崎町 (オオサキチョウ) 11,188
464821 東串良町 (ヒガシクシラチョウ) 5,890
464902 錦江町 (キンコウチョウ) 5,753
464911 南大隅町 (ミナミオオスミチョウ) 5,352
464929 肝付町 (キモツキチョウ) 12,783
465011 中種子町 (ナカタネチョウ) 6,843
465020 南種子町 (ミナミタネチョウ) 4,968
465054 屋久島町 (ヤクシマチョウ) 10,707
465232 大和村 (ヤマトソン) 1,290
465241 宇検村 (ウケンソン) 1,550
465259 瀬戸内町 (セトウチチョウ) 7,652
465275 龍郷町 (タツゴウチョウ) 5,683
465291 喜界町 (キカイチョウ) 5,997
465305 徳之島町 (トクノシマチョウ) 9,288
465313 天城町 (アマギチョウ) 5,199
465321 伊仙町 (イセンチョウ) 5,407
465330 和泊町 (ワドマリチョウ) 5,635
465348 知名町 (チナチョウ) 5,120
465356 与論町 (ヨロンチョウ) 4,825

Tips

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  • Because the same municipality name can exist in multiple prefectures, always check the prefecture shown alongside the result.
  • The first two digits of the code identify the prefecture, so the list page groups municipalities by prefecture.
  • Wards of designated cities (such as Chuo-ku in Sapporo) are not independent local governments, so they are listed together under their parent city.
  • Population and household figures are added municipality by municipality as they become available, and show as "Not yet available" until then.

Frequently asked questions

Municipality names and codes come from Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ("National Local Government Code"), and population, household, taxable income, and estimated GDP figures come from the e-Stat portal of Japanese government statistics (based on the census and Economic Census). Both are published under Japan's Standard Terms of Use 2.0 and are credited accordingly.

We reflect the latest figures published on e-Stat as they become available. For some municipalities the data has not yet been retrieved and will show as "Not yet available".

Updates follow the schedule on which the Ministry revises its official code list, so there can be a short delay right after a merger or name change.

No. Wards aren't independent local governments, so this tool lists designated cities as a single entry rather than one page per ward.
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Side Note — The story behind the National Local Government Code

Japan's six-digit "National Local Government Code", which uniquely identifies every municipality, was established in 1968 by the Ministry of Home Affairs (now the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) to make information processing more efficient. The first two digits represent the prefecture, the next three represent the municipality, and the final digit is a check digit used to catch data-entry errors.

Thanks to that check digit, mistyping even a single digit usually produces an inconsistency that can be caught immediately. Even though the scheme was designed more than half a century ago, it is still used throughout Japanese administrative systems today, including the Basic Resident Register Network.

When municipalities merge, a new code is issued and the old one is retired rather than reused. Looking through the full list of codes, you can still spot traces of the many renumberings that happened during the wave of municipal mergers in the early 2000s.

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