Kawanabe District, Kagoshima

Kawanabe (川辺郡, Kawanabe-gun) was a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the district had an estimated population of 28,788 and a total area of 247.54 km².

The day before the dissolution on November 30, 2007, the district had two towns:

Chiran (知覧町, Chiran-chō)
Kawanabe (川辺町, Kawanabe-chō)

On December 1, 2007, the towns of Chiran and Kawanabe, along with the town of Ei (from Ibusuki District), were merged to create the city of Minamikyūshū. Kawanabe District was dissolved as a result of this merger.

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