- 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)
Symbol
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 inBerkeley, California , but still calls Akune home. He is currently working on the problem of water rights inThailand .External links
* [http://www.city.akune.kagoshima.jp/ Akune official website] in Japanese
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