Satsumasendai, Kagoshima


Satsumasendai is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
The modern city of Satsumasendai was established on October 12, 2004, from the merger of the city of Sendai, the towns of Hiwaki, Iriki, Kedōin and Tōgō, and the Koshikijima Islands.
As of May 2017, the city has an estimated population of 96,411 and a population density of 140 persons per km2. The total area is 683.50 km2.
The city has regular Shinkansen services to Kagoshima City and Yatsushiro.
The city is also home to Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University, founded in 1994, which has a small population of foreign students.
A major employer is the Sendai nuclear power station.

Timeline

From 1889 to 2004

Railways

;Former railway line
;Highways
;National Highway