Akune, Kagoshima

Infobox City Japan
Name= Akune
JapaneseName= 阿久根市
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Region= Kyūshū
Prefecture= Kagoshima
District=
Area_km2= 134.30
PopDate= April 2008
Population= 23,887
Density_km2= 178
Coords=
LatitudeDegrees= 32
LatitudeMinutes= 1
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 130
LongtitudeMinutes= 13
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Pomelo
Flower= Tsuwabuki (Asteraceae farfugium japonicum)
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor= Shin'ichi Takehara
CityHallPostalCode= 899-1696
CityHallAddress=200 Tsurumichō, Akune-shi, Kagoshima-ken
CityHallPhone= 0996-73-1211
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.akune.kagoshima.jp/index.html Akune City]

nihongo|Akune|阿久根市|Akune-shi is a city located in Kagoshima, Japan.

As of 2008, the city has an estimated population of 23,887 and the density of 178 persons per km². The total area is 134.30 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1952.

The city is also home to the renowned Japanese diplomat and orange agriculturist Sadamitsu Sakoguchi. Currently Sakoguchi resides in Berkeley, California, but still calls Akune home. He is currently working on the problem of water rights in Thailand.

External links

* [http://www.city.akune.kagoshima.jp/ Akune official website] in Japanese