It reads みなみきゅうしゅうし — Minamikyushu Shi.
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Minamikyūshū is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 June 2024, the city had an estimated population of 31,666 in 16189 households, and a population density of 180 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 357.91 km2 (138.19 sq mi).
Measured as real great-circle distance from Minamikyushu.
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南九州市 is read みなみきゅうしゅうし (Minamikyushu Shi). It is a city in Kagoshima Prefecture.
市 means "city" and is read shi. A city. 市 is read shi and is the most consistent of the municipal suffixes.
Minamikyushu has a population of 33,115 across 358 km², making it the 670th largest of Japan's 1,651 municipalities and the 11th largest of the 43 in Kagoshima.
The closest municipalities to Minamikyushu are Minamisatsuma Shi (12 km), Makurazaki Shi (18 km), Ibusuki Shi (23 km).