Ichikikushikino

Ichikikushikino

いちき串木野市
Ichikikushikino いちき串木野市
City
	Kushikino Port
Tanabata Street	Kangaku-en
Satsuma Students Museum	Kushikino_Shopping_District
	Flag Emblem
	Location of Ichikikushikino in Kagoshima Prefecture
	Ichikikushikino Location in Japan
	Coordinates: 31°42′52″N 130°16′19″E / 31.71444°N 130.27194°E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kagoshima
Government
• Mayor	Seiichi Tabata (since November 2005)
Area
• Total	112.30 km2 (43.36 sq mi)
Population (June 30, 2024)
• Total	25,912
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address	Showa-dori 133-1, Ichikikushikuno-shi, Kagoshima-ken 896-8601
Website	Official website
Symbols
Flower	Cherry blossom
Tree	Pinus

Ichikikushikino (いちき串木野市, Ichikikushikino-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 20 June 2024^[update], the city had an estimated population of 25,912 in 13147 households, and a population density of 59 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 112.30 km² (43.36 sq mi).

Geography

Ichikikushikino is located in the west of the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture. The city stretches long and narrow from east to west, and is divided into the Kushikino district and Ichiki district which are separated by the Yabusa River.

Surrounding municipalities

Kagoshima Prefecture

Climate

Ichikikushikino has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Ichikikushikino is 17.6 °C. The average annual rainfall is 2336 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 27.0 °C, and lowest in January, at around 8.4 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data, the population of Ichikikushikino is as shown below:

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1940	34,893	—
1950	44,358	+27.1%
1960	42,376	−4.5%
1970	38,898	−8.2%
1980	38,377	−1.3%
1990	36,790	−4.1%
2000	34,266	−6.9%
2010	31,144	−9.1%
2020	27,490	−11.7%

History

Ichikikushikino is part of ancient Satsuma Province and was part of the holdings of Satsuma Domain in the Edo period. On April 1, 1889, the villages of Kushikino, and Nishiichiki were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Nishiichiki was raised to town status in 1930, becoming the town of Ichiki, followed by Kushikino in 1935. On October 1, 1950 Kushikino was raised to city status. The city of Ichikikushikino was established on October 11, 2005, from the merger of the city of Kushikino with the town of Ichiki (from Hioki District).

Government

Ichikikushikino has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 16 members. Ichikikushikino contributes one member to the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Kagoshima 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan.

Economy

The main economy activity of Ichikikushikino is agriculture and commercial fishing.

Education

Ichikikushikino has eight public elementary schools and six public junior high schools by the city government, and three public high schools operated by the Kagoshima Prefectural Board of Education. There is also one private elementary, junior high and high school.