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The location of Kimotsuki District in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Kimotsuki (肝属郡, Kimotsuki-gun) is a district located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
As of the January 1, 2006 merger but with 2003 population statistics, the district has an estimated population of 46,943 and a density of 65.9 persons per km². The total area is 712.55 km².
Towns and villages
- Higashikushira
- Kimotsuki
- Kinkō
- Minamiōsumi
Mergers
- On March 22, 2005 the towns of Ōnejime and Tashiro merged into the town of Kinkō.
- On March 31, 2005 the towns of Nejime and Sata merged into the town of Minamiōsumi.
- On July 1, 2005 the towns of Kōyama and Uchinoura merged into the town of Kimotsuki.
- On January 1, 2006 the towns of Aira and Kushira, and the town of Kihoku, from Soo District, merged into the expanded city of Kanoya.