Minamimorokata District, Kagoshima


Minamimorokata was a district of Japan located in Kagoshima Prefecture. In 1883, when Miyazaki Prefecture was split from Kagoshima Prefecture, the district was formed when Morokata District was split between two prefectures. The area in Miyazaki Prefecture became Kitamorokata District, and the area in Kagoshima Prefecture became Minamimorokata.
The district was originally part of Hyuga Province. Their language is mostly related to the Morokata dialect and their accent is the United accent which is spoken in city of Miyakonojō.

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Until the abolition of the Han system, the district was Morokata District in Hyuga Province.