Kanoya, Kagoshima
Kanoya (鹿屋市, Kanoya-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. It is located in the southeastern Kyushu region in the central part of Ōsumi Peninsula.
Kanoya
鹿屋市 | |
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Top left: Kanoya Rose Park, Top right: Kushira Memorial Tower, 2nd left: Kanoya Ring City, 2nd middle: Kanoya University of Physical Education, 2nd right: Mount Aira Tomb, 3rd left: Kasanohara Plateau, 3rd middle: Kihoku Celestial Sphere Museum, Bottom left :Kimotsuki River and Mount Takakuma, Bottom right: Kanoya Summer Festival | |
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Flag Emblem | |
Location of Kanoya in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
Kanoya Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 31°22′59″N 130°51′7″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu |
| Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Shigeru Nakanishi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 448.33 km2 (173.10 sq mi) |
| Population (March 2015) | |
| • Total | 104,148 |
| • Density | 232/km2 (600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| City hall address | 20-1 Kyōeichō, Kanoya-shi, Kagoshima-ken 893-8501 |
| Climate | Cfa |
| Website | www |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Rose |
| Tree | Camphor laurel |
Kanoya is the most populous city in Japan outside of Okinawa Prefecture without any connection to railway services, after the closure of the Ōsumi Line in 1987.
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