'Kawanabe' (川辺郡; -gun) is a
district located in
Kagoshima,
Japan.
Following the
Minamisatsuma merger but as of
2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated
population of 28,788 and a
density of 116 persons per
km². The total area is 247.54 km².
Towns and villages
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Chiran
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Kawanabe
Mergers
On
November 7,
2005 the towns of
Bonotsu,
Kasasa, and
Ooura merged with the city of
Kaseda and the town of
Kinpo from the former
Hioki District forming the city of
Minamisatsuma.