
Map showing location of Satsumasendai in Kagoshima Prefecture (as of
2006).

Photograph of Sendai City.
is a
city located in
Kagoshima,
Japan.
As of
May 1,
2006, the city had an estimated
population of 103,478 in a total area of 683.50 km².
The city has regular
Shinkansen services to
Kagoshima city and
Yatsushiro, Kumamoto.
The city is also home to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, founded in 1994, which has a small population of foreign students.
A major employer is the Sendai nuclear power station.
Timeline
★
October 12,
2004 - The city was established when the city of
Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedoin and Togo, and
Koshikijima Islands (which consisted of Sato, Kamikoshiki, Shimokoshiki, and Kashima villages) merged to form one new city.
External links
★
Satsumasendai official website in Japanese