Akune

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Akune

Total population

19,270

Air quality index

48Good

Coordinates32.01°, 130.19°

Demographic figures from Statistics Bureau of Japan. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Akune is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2024, the city had an estimated population of 18,297 in 9698 households, and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 134.28 km2 (51.85 sq mi).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Terashima Munenori

Japanese politician and diplomat (1832-1893)

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Bunya Kana

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Kōsaku Yamashita

Japanese film director (1930-1998)

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Kotomi Asakawa

Japanese model

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Makoto Fuchigami

Japanese boxer

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Shin'ichi Takehara

politician

Yoshimasa Nishihira

Japanese politician

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Yoshihiro Nakano

Japanese association football player

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Kiichirō Hayashi

Japanese art critic (1930-2016)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kagoshima

• Izumi
  10.8 mi away · pop. 51,994
• Nagashima
  12.8 mi away · pop. 10,431
• Satsumasendai
  15.3 mi away · pop. 92,403
• Satsuma
  17.1 mi away · pop. 22,400
• Ichikikushikino
  21.2 mi away · pop. 27,490
• Isa
  24.8 mi away · pop. 24,453
• Hioki
  29 mi away · pop. 47,153
• Yusui
  31.3 mi away · pop. 10,327
• Aira
  32.3 mi away · pop. 76,348
• Kagoshima
  35.9 mi away · pop. 593,128
• Kirishima
  38.4 mi away · pop. 123,135
• Minamisatsuma
  42 mi away · pop. 32,887

Browse all places in Kagoshima →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Akune

Search results from Open Library.

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Akune, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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