Gyokuto Town

Kumamoto Prefecture · Town

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Gyokuto Town is a small town in northern Kumamoto Prefecture whose slogan is "a home of mandarins and historic sites." Fruit such as mandarin oranges and pears is widely grown. The area was a fierce battlefield of the Satsuma Rebellion (Seinan War) near Tabaruzaka, and many historic sites, including cemeteries for the war dead, remain in the town.

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Population: 4,864 1,425th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −3.6% 1,231st in Japanfrom 5,045 in 2020
Area: 24.33 km² 1,517th in Japan
Population density: 200 people/km² 823rd in Japan

Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.

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