Kikai, Kagoshima
Kikai (喜界町, Kikai-chō) is a town located on Kikaijima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. There are reports in 2018 that the volcano is a supervolcano with multiple such eruptive phases in the past.
Kikai
喜界町 | |
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Town | |
A view of Kikai Island from Hyakunodai hill | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location of Kikai in Kagoshima Prefecture | |
Kikai | |
| Coordinates: 28°19′19″N 129°57′44″E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Kyushu (Amami Islands) |
| Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture |
| District | Ōshima |
| Government | |
| • -Mayor | Kawashima Tateo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.82 km2 (21.94 sq mi) |
| Population (1 October 2020) | |
| • Total | 6,629 |
| • Density | 117/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time) |
| - Flower | Agave |
| Phone number | 0997-65-1111 |
| Address | 1746, Ōaza Wan, Kikai-chō, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken 891-6292 |
| Website | www |
In October 2020 the town had an estimated population of 6,629 and a population density of 117 persons per km². The total area is 56.82 km². The economy of the town is based on sugar cane, shōchū refining, and seasonal tourism.
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