Shibushi, Kagoshima

Shibushi (志布志市, Shibushi-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

Shibushi

志布志市
City
View of Downtown Shibushi and Shibushi Port, from Shibushi International Forest Park
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Location of Shibushi in Kagoshima Prefecture
Shibushi
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°30′N 131°3′E
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureKagoshima Prefecture
Government
 • MayorSumiyuki Shimohira (since February 2018)
Area
 • Total209.01 km2 (80.70 sq mi)
Population
 (February 1, 2013)
 • Total33,724
 • Density116.29/km2 (301.2/sq mi)
Symbols
 • TreeLivistona
 • FlowerSunflower
Time zoneUTC+9 (JST)
City hall addressAriake-cho, Noikura 1756, Shibushi-shi, Kagoshima-ken
899-7492
Websitewww.city.shibushi.lg.jp

As of February 1, 2013, the city has an estimated population of 33,724, with 15,850 households and a population density of 116.29 persons per km². The total area is 290.01 km².

The modern city of Shibushi was established on January 1, 2006, from the merger of the former town of Shibushi, absorbing the towns of Ariake and Matsuyama (all from Soo District).

The city is served by the Nichinan Line of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the city of Miyazaki, the capital of the neighbouring prefecture of the same name.

Shibushi City Office Shibushi Branch

Notable People
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gollark: I mean, what are paper signatures actually verifying? That you... can print/write, somehow, a vaguely correct-looking squiggle on the page?
gollark: cryptographic signatures > paper signatures


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