Nakatane Town

Kagoshima Prefecture · Town

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Nakatane Town is in central Tanegashima Island, and the road running the length of the island passes through the Noma district, where the town office stands. The town has never merged since the municipal system began. It has Tanegashima Airport, and sugarcane and sweet potato farming are active. The House of the Furuichi Family, an Important Cultural Property, remains.

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Population: 6,832 1,305th in Japan2025 Census
5-year change: −9.4% 573rd in Japanfrom 7,539 in 2020
Area: 137 km² 806th in Japan
Population density: 50 people/km² 1,281st 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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