Kanoya [city] - Kanoya

Japanese: 鹿屋[市] - かのや

A city in the center of the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture. It was incorporated as a city in 1941. It spans the plateaus of Kasanohara and Kanoyahara, part of the Kimotsuki Plain, and the Takakuma Mountains. The city is the administrative and economic center of the peninsula, and developed as a military city after the establishment of the Naval Air Corps in 1936. During the war, it was a base for the Special Attack Forces. It is currently an air base for the Self-Defense Forces. The surrounding area is a major sweet potato producing area, and alcohol, starch, and shochu (distilled spirits) are produced there. Livestock farming is also thriving, with Osumi beef, black pigs, and broilers, and processing is also carried out. Kanoya Port on the western edge is a key port for transportation within Kagoshima Bay, and the Higashi Kyushu Expressway runs through the north. The National Institute of Fitness and Sports in Kanoya is located here. In January 2006, the towns of Kihoku in Soo District, Gohira in Kimotsuki District, and Kushira were incorporated. The area is 448.15 ^km2 . Population: 105,070 (2010).

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Japanese:

鹿児島県大隅半島中部の市。1941年市制。笠野原，鹿屋原の台地と肝属平野の一部，高隈山地にまたがる。市街は半島の行政・経済の中心で1936年の海軍航空隊設置後軍都として発展，戦時中は特攻隊基地。現在は自衛隊航空基地。周辺はサツマイモの大産地でアルコール，デンプン，焼酎(しょうちゅう)の製造が盛ん。大隅牛，黒豚，ブロイラーを中心に畜産も盛んで，加工も行われる。西端の鹿屋港は鹿児島湾内交通の要港で，北部には東九州自動車道も通じる。鹿屋体育大学がある。2006年１月曾於郡輝北町，肝属郡吾平町，串良町を編入。448.15km²。10万5070人（2010）。

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