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Akune City
Kagoshima Prefecture · City
Official websiteKagoshima Prefecture page
Akune City is in the northwest of the prefecture and faces the East China Sea, with islands such as Akune Oshima and Kuwashima scattered offshore. In the northwest, Kuronoseto Bridge connects the city to Nagashima Island. The coast has rich seaweed beds and supports fishing, and whole dried round herring and bontan pomelos are local specialties.
Key facts
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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Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Kagoshima Prefecture
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