Kawanabe, Kagoshima

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Kawanabe (川辺町, Kawanabe-chō) was a town located in Kawanabe District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 15,121 and the density of 118.74 persons per km². The total area was 127.35 km².

On December 1, 2007, Kawanabe, along with the town of Ei (from Ibusuki District), and the town of Chiran (also from Kawanabe District), was merged to form the new city of Minamikyūshū.