Ōkuchi
Ōkuchi was a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is now part of the city of Isa. The city was founded on April 1, 1954.
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The total area was 291.88 km 2. On November 1, 2008, Ōkuchi was merged with the town of Hishikari (from Isa District) to create the city of Isa. Isa District was dissolved as a result of this merger. Ōkuchi was the northernmost city on the mainland part of Kagoshima Prefecture. Only the Nagashima island of Nagashima city extends further north. Ōkuchi is a mountainous area that borders on Kumamoto Prefecture and Miyazaki Prefecture. Part of the southern border of the city is the Sendai River and the artificial lake formed from the Tsuruta dam. It is the only city in Kagoshima Prefecture that is not bordered by the sea. At one time, Ōkuchi was a prosperous city but has declined for several reasons in recent years. First, there has been a decline in forestry and agriculture in the area, but the aging Japanese population and the flight to larger cities have also been significant factors. For these reasons two Japanese National Railways railway lines that served Ōkuchi were discontinued in the 1987 and 1988. They were the Yamano line that went from Minamata to Kurino and the Miyajo line that went from Sendai to Ōkuchi.
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Ōkuchi appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Ōkuchi as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Ishikawa Prefecture as the administrative unit of Ōkuchi.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Ōkuchi • Type — Former municipality • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Japan • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Kyushu • Subdivision Type2 — Prefecture • Subdivision Name2 — Kagoshima Prefecture • Subdivision Type3 — District • Extinct Title — Merged • Extinct Date — November 1, 2008 (now part of Isa) • Leader Title — Mayor • Leader Title1 — Vice Mayor • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 291.88 • Population Total — 21,643 (estimated) • Population As Of — 2008 • Population Density Km2 — 78.02 • Time Zone1 — JST • Utc Offset1 — +09:00 • Custom Label Sec1 — City hall address • Illustration — Sogi Fall, so-called "the Eastern Niagara in Kagoshima"
Neighboring municipalities
Neighboring municipalities
Cities: Izumi, Hitoyoshi (Kumamoto), Minamata (Kumamoto), Ebino (Miyazaki) Districts: Satsuma District, Isa District, Kuma District (Kumamoto).
Railways
Railways
Shin-Minamata Station on the Kyushu Shinkansen is 35 km northwest (operated by Kyushu Railway Company)
Highways
Highways
• National Highway 267 • National Highway 268 • National Highway 447 • Kyushu Expressway Hitoyoshi Interchange is 30 km northeast and Kurino Interchange is 20 km southeast of Ōkuchi
Bus
Bus
• Nangoku Kotsu Bus
Airport
Airport
Kagoshima Airport in Kirishima (35 km SSE of Ōkuchi)
Sister cities
Sister cities
Ōkuchi has two sister cities: • Japan Nishinoomote, Japan • South Korea Namhae, South Korea
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