Editing Kagoshima (section)

==Demographics==
[[File:Kagoshima prefecture population pyramid 2020.svg|thumb|Kagoshima prefecture population pyramid in 2020]]
As of 1 January 2020, Kagoshima City has an [http://www.city.kagoshima.lg.jp/ estimated population] of 595,049 and a [[population density]] of 1,087 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area is {{convert|547.58|km²|0|abbr=on}}. According to the [http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ac01/tokei/oshirase/kankobutu/gaiyou23.html April 2014 issue of the Kagoshima Prefectural Summary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123100418/http://www.pref.kagoshima.jp/ac01/tokei/oshirase/kankobutu/gaiyou23.html |date=2015-01-23 }} by the Kagoshima Prefecture Department of Planning and Promotion, the population of the prefecture at large was 1,680,319. The city's total area nearly doubled between 2003 and 2005 as a result of five towns: the towns of [[Kōriyama, Kagoshima|Kōriyama]] and [[Matsumoto, Kagoshima|Matsumoto]] (both from [[Hioki District, Kagoshima|Hioki District]]) the town of [[Kiire, Kagoshima|Kiire]] (from [[Ibusuki District, Kagoshima|Ibusuki District]]) and the towns of [[Sakurajima, Kagoshima|Sakurajima]] and [[Yoshida, Kagoshima|Yoshida]] (both from [[Kagoshima District, Kagoshima|Kagoshima District]]). All areas were merged into Kagoshima City on 1 November 2004.

{{Historical populations
| 1960 | 383,418
| 1965 | 415,439
| 1970 | 444,165
| 1975 | 496,802
| 1980 | 547,756
| 1985 | 574,672
| 1990 | 582,252
| 1995 | 594,430
| 2000 | 601,693
| 2005 | 604,367
| 2010 | 605,940
| 2015 | 599,814
| 2020 | 593,128
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| footnote = Kagoshima population statistics<ref>[https://www.citypopulation.de/en/japan/kagoshima/ Kagoshima population statistics]</ref>
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===Administrative mergers===
* On August 1, 1934 – the Villages of Yoshino, Nakagōriu and Nishitakeda, all from [[Kagoshima District, Kagoshima|Kagoshima District]], were merged into Kagoshima.<ref name="kadokawa678">[[#kadokawa|角川日本地名大辞典 46 鹿児島県]] p.678</ref>
* On October 1, 1950 – the Villages of Ishiki and Higashisakurajima (both from Kagoshima District) were merged into Kagoshima.<ref name="kadokawa678"/>
* On April 29, 1967 – the Cities of Kagoshima and Taniyama were merged and became city of new Kagoshima.<ref>[[#kadokawa|角川日本地名大辞典 46 鹿児島県]] p.417</ref>
* On November 1, 2004 – the Towns of [[Yoshida, Kagoshima|Yoshida]] and [[#Sakurajima Town|Sakurajima]] (both from Kagoshima District); the Towns of [[Matsumoto, Kagoshima|Matsumoto]] and [[Koriyama, Kagoshima|Koriyama]] (both from [[Hioki District, Kagoshima|Hioki District]]); and the town of [[Kiire, Kagoshima|Kiire]] (from [[Ibusuki District, Kagoshima|Ibusuki District]]) were merged into Kagoshima.

=== Sakurajima ===
[[File:SakurajimaFerry.jpg|right|thumb|250x250px|[[Sakurajima Ferry]], linking former Sakurajima Town and Kagoshima City (Taken on July 9, 2004)]]
{{nihongo|Sakurajima|桜島町|Sakurajima-chō}} is a settlement on Sakurajima island that was previously a municipally distinct [[List of towns in Japan|town]] located in [[Kagoshima District, Kagoshima|Kagoshima District]], [[Kagoshima Prefecture]], [[Japan]]. As of 2003, the town had an estimated [[population]] of 4,504 and a [[Population density|density]] of 139.88 persons per km<sup>2</sup>. The total area was 32.20&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.