Kanoya, Kagoshima

Kanoya
鹿屋市
Top left: Kanoya Rose Park, Top right: Kushira Memorial Tower, 2nd left: Kanoya Ring City, 2nd middle: Kanoya University of Physical Education, 2nd right: Mount Aira Tomb, 3rd left: Kasanohara Plateau, 3rd middle: Kihoku Celestial Sphere Museum, Bottom left :Kimotsuki River and Mount Takakuma, Bottom right: Kanoya Summer Festival
Top left: Kanoya Rose Park, Top right: Kushira Memorial Tower, 2nd left: Kanoya Ring City, 2nd middle: Kanoya University of Physical Education, 2nd right: Mount Aira Tomb, 3rd left: Kasanohara Plateau, 3rd middle: Kihoku Celestial Sphere Museum, Bottom left :Kimotsuki River and Mount Takakuma, Bottom right: Kanoya Summer Festival
Flag of Kanoya
Official seal of Kanoya
Map
Location of Kanoya in Kagoshima Prefecture
Kanoya is located in Japan
Kanoya
Kanoya
Location in Japan
Coordinates: 31°22′42″N 130°51′8″E / 31.37833°N 130.85222°E / 31.37833; 130.85222
CountryJapan
RegionKyushu
PrefectureKagoshima
Government
 • MayorShigeru Nakanishi
Area
 • Total
448.15 km2 (173.03 sq mi)
Population
 (March 1, 2024)
 • Total
98,367
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+09:00 (JST)
City hall address20-1 Kyōeichō, Kanoya-shi, Kagoshima-ken 893-8501
ClimateCfa
WebsiteOfficial website
Symbols
FlowerRose
TreeCamphor laurel
Kanoya City Hall

Kanoya (鹿屋市, Kanoya-shi) is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 March 2024, the city had an estimated population of 98,367 in 46114 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km².[1] The total area of the city is 448.15 km2 (173.03 sq mi). Kanoya is also popularly called the "Town of Roses".[2]

  1. ^ "Kanoya City official statistics" (in Japanese). Japan.
  2. ^ "鹿屋市(かのや市)|ばらのまち かのや ポータルページ". E-kanoya.net. Retrieved 2015-11-20.