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Kashima (嘉島町, Kashima-machi) is a town located in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

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Kashima 嘉島町
Town
Kashima Town Office
Flag Chapter
Location of Kashima in Kumamoto Prefecture
Kashima Location in Japan
Coordinates: 32°44′N 130°45′E
Country	Japan
Region	Kyushu
Prefecture	Kumamoto Prefecture
District	Kamimashiki
Government
• Mayor	Yasuomi Araki
Area
• Total	16.66 km2 (6.43 sq mi)
Population  (November 30, 2016)
• Total	9,119
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+09:00 (JST)
Website	www.town.kashima.kumamoto.jp

As of November 2016, the town has an estimated population of 9,119[1] and a density of 550 persons per km². The total area is 16.66 km².

Kashima Town is well known for being home to AEON Mall Kumamoto.

Notable people from Kashima

• Yoshiazuma Hiroshi, sumo wrestler
• Shigeyoshi Matsumae, founder of Tokai University

References

External links

• Media related to Kashima, Kumamoto at Wikimedia Commons
• Kashima official website (in Japanese)

На других языках

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- [en] Kashima, Kumamoto

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[ru] Касима (Кумамото)

Касима (яп. 嘉島町 Касима-мати) — посёлок в Японии, находящийся в уезде Камимасики префектуры Кумамото. Площадь посёлка составляет 16,66 км²[1], население — 8953 человека (1 августа 2014)[2], плотность населения — 537,39 чел./км².

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