Nishinoomote, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyūshū Region, Japan
🇯🇵 Nishinoomote is a city located on the island of Tanegashima, in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of June 2013, the city has an estimated population density of 79.8 persons per km². The total area is 205.75 km².
Geography Nishinoomote, located on the northern portion of Tanegashima, is bordered by the East China Sea to the west and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and by the Osumi Strait separating Tanegashima from the Kyushu mainland. The city also includes the offshore island of Mageshima within its borders.
Surrounding municipalities • Nakatane.
History Kitatane Village was established on April 1, 1889. It was elevated to town status on April 1, 1926 and renamed Nishinoomote. Towards the end of World War II, the town was garrisoned by a 12,000-man force from the Imperial Japanese Army and was thus subjected to bombing by the United States Navy in 1945. It was elevated to city status on October 1, 1958.
Seaport Nishinoomote Port is a regional transportation hub, with frequent ferry service to Kagoshima, Tokyo, Kobe, and Osaka, as well as Okinawa and the other Osumi islands.
Transport: Road • National Route 58.
Tokyo Time
Nishinoomote has a population of over 16,418 people. Nishinoomote also forms part of the wider Tanegashima island which has a population of over 33,000 people. Nishinoomote is situated 127 km south-west of Kagoshima.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Nishinoomote has links with:
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🇮🇳 Uttarkashi 30.73
🇺🇸 Amite City 30.717
🇵🇰 Taunsa Sharif 30.7
🇯🇵 Miyakonojō 131.079
🇨🇳 Shuangyashan 131.152
Locations Near: Nishinoomote 130.995,30.7205
🇯🇵 Kanoya 130.847,31.382 d: 74.9
🇯🇵 Nichinan 131.392,31.588 d: 103.6
🇯🇵 Kagoshima 130.55,31.6 d: 106.6
🇯🇵 Miyakonojō 131.079,31.809 d: 121.3
🇯🇵 Miyazaki 131.421,31.912 d: 138.6
🇯🇵 Kobayashi 130.971,31.987 d: 140.9
🇯🇵 Satsumasendai 130.299,31.808 d: 137.9
🇯🇵 Hyūga 131.523,32.377 d: 190.9
🇯🇵 Yatsushiro 130.6,32.5 d: 201.4
Antipodal to: Nishinoomote -49.005,-30.721
🇧🇷 Criciúma -49.372,-28.678 d: 19785.2
🇧🇷 Viamão -51.023,-30.088 d: 19809.2
🇧🇷 Gravataí -50.983,-29.933 d: 19806
🇧🇷 Alvorada -51.079,-30.001 d: 19800.6
🇧🇷 Cachoeirinha -51.083,-29.95 d: 19798
🇧🇷 Tubarão -49,-28.467 d: 19764.5
🇧🇷 Campo Bom -51.05,-29.667 d: 19786.3
🇧🇷 Sapucaia do Sul -51.146,-29.842 d: 19787.5
🇧🇷 Canoas -51.183,-29.915 d: 19787.7
🇧🇷 Porto Alegre -51.229,-30.028 d: 19788.3