- Amami, Kagoshima
Infobox City Japan
Name= Amami
JapaneseName= 奄美市
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Region=Kyūshū
Prefecture= Kagoshima
District=
Area_km2= 306.20
PopDate=April 1 ,2008
Population= 47,040
Density_km2= 154
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LatitudeDegrees= 28
LatitudeMinutes= 19
LatitudeSeconds=
LongtitudeDegrees= 129
LongtitudeMinutes= 27
LongtitudeSeconds=
Tree= Ryūkyūmatsu andBanyan
Flower= Sharinbai andHibiscus
Others= Other plants: Hikagehego
Bird=
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SymbolDescription= Flag
Mayor=Takayoshi Hirata
CityHallPostalCode= 894-0025
CityHallAddress= 25-8 Naze-saiwaichō, Amami-shi, Kagoshima-ken
CityHallPhone= 0997-52-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.city.amami.lg.jp/ Amami City] nihongo|Amami|奄美市|Amami-shi is a city located onAmami Ōshima in Kagoshima,Japan .The city was formed on
March 20 ,2006 from the merger of the city of Naze with the town of Kasari and the village of Sumiyo.As of
April 1 ,2008 , the city has an estimatedpopulation of 47,040 and a density of 154 persons per km². The total area is 306.20 km².Amami Airport serves Amami.Geography
Amami, located on the eastern and northern portion of Amami Ōshima, is bordered by the
East China Sea to the north and thePacific Ocean to the south. The Kasari Area of the city is an exclave, separated from the main part of Amami by the town of Tatsugō.Neighbouring municipalities
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Kagoshima Prefecture
**Tatsugō
**Setouchi
**Yamato
**UkenPoints of interest
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Amami Islands Botanical Garden ister cities
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*ja icon [http://www.city.amami.lg.jp/ Official website]
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