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| Natural Environment
| Demographic Data | Economic
Infrastructure | Agricultural | Forestry | Fishery | Commerce and Industry | Finance
| School Education | Recreation | Labor | Living Environment | Health
and Medicine | Information and telecommunications
|
 Natural
Environment
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Annual mean temperature(Kagoshima district
Meteorological Observatory) |
C |
- |
18.7 |
-
|
2008 |
Planning Division |
| Annual precipitation(Kagoshima district
Meteorological Observatory) |
mm |
- |
2,345.5 |
- |
2008 |
Planning Division |
| Total area |
square kilometers |
377,915 |
9,188 |
10 |
Year 2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Area of Islands |
square kilometers |
7,594 |
2,503 |
1 |
Island Figures Annual Report (as of April 1,
2008)
|
Islands Development Division |
| Number of Islands |
island |
314 |
28 |
4 |
Island Figures Annual Report (as of April 1, 2008)
|
Islands Development Division |
| Total length of coastline |
Km |
35,249 |
2,643 |
3 |
March 31, 2007 |
River Division |
| Number of hot springs |
spots |
28,090 |
2,828 |
2 |
March 31, 2008 |
Environmental Health Division |
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Total population |
thousands |
122,768 |
1,753 |
24 |
2005 Census
|
Statistics Division |
| Number of family members per general household |
[unit] person |
2.55 |
2.35 |
45 |
2005 Census
|
Statistics Division |
| Gender ratio of population (number of males per
100 female) |
-
|
95.3 |
87.8 |
47 |
2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Natural growth rate |
% |
0.00 |
-0.25 |
38 |
From October 2006 to September 2007 |
Statistics Division |
| Social growth rate |
% |
0.00 |
-0.35 |
37
|
From October 2005 to September 2006 |
Statistics Division |
| Population density |
person / square kilometer |
342.7 |
190.8 |
36 |
2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Age distribution(juveniles) |
% |
13.7 |
14.4 |
13
|
2005 Census
|
Statistics Division |
| Age distribution (productive age) |
% |
65.8 |
60.8 |
44 |
2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Age distribution (senior citizens) |
% |
20.1 |
24.8 |
6 |
2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Birth rate |
per 1,000 people |
8.6 |
8.7 |
16
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Death rate |
per 1,000 people |
8.8 |
11.3 |
5
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Marriage rate |
per 1,000 people |
5.7 |
5.1 |
29
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Divorce rate |
per 1,000 people |
2.02 |
1.93 |
27
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Gross Prefectural (national) Product |
100,000,000yen |
5,118,770 |
53,231 |
- |
FY2006 |
Statistics Division |
|
Composition ratio
|
| Primary industry |
% |
1.4 |
4.0 |
|
Nation: 2006, Prefecture: FY2006 |
Statistics Division |
| Secondary industry |
% |
26.9 |
19.4 |
|
Nation: 2006, Prefecture: FY2006 |
Statistics Division |
| Tertiary industry |
% |
71.7 |
76.5 |
|
Nation: 2006, Prefecture: FY2006 |
Statistics Division |
| Real economic growth rate |
% |
2.3
|
1.1 |
- |
FY2006 |
Statistics Division |
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Number of farming households |
houses |
2,837,967 |
88,904 |
7 |
February 1, 2005 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Number of farming houses in distribution |
houses |
1,952,929 |
54,332 |
12 |
February 1, 2005 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Farm household population |
Person(s) |
3,337,639 |
90,962 |
18 |
February 1, 2005 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Cultivated acreage |
Hectare |
4,628,000 |
123,800 |
11 |
July 15, 2008 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
|
Agricultural yield
|
100,000,000yen |
81,927 |
4,053 |
4
|
2007 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Farm
income per household |
thousand yen |
1,102 |
1,462 |
8
|
2006 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Number of cattle |
thousands |
2,890 |
367 |
2 |
February 1, 2008 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Number of pigs |
thousands |
9,745 |
1,332 |
1 |
February 1, 2008 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Number of broiler chickins |
thousands |
102,987 |
17,206 |
2
|
February 1, 2008 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
| Number of egg-laying chickins |
thousands |
181,664 |
10,132 |
4
|
February 1, 2008 |
Agricultural Policy Division |
Forestry
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source/th> |
| Current number of forestry workers |
Person(s) |
46,618
|
1,175 |
12 |
Year 2006 Census |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Forested area |
one thousand hectares |
25,121 |
589 |
12 |
March 31, 2008 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Area of bamboo forests |
one thousand hectares |
156 |
16 |
1 |
March 31, 2008 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
|
Forestry crude production output
|
100,000,000yen |
4,322 |
72
|
21 |
2006 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Production output of lumber related items |
100,000,000yen |
- |
89
|
- |
2007 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
Fishery
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Total number of fisheries(Marine/ Cultivation) |
management entity |
121,489 |
4,258 |
10
|
November 1, 2006 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Total number of fishing vessels |
boats |
210,246
|
7,517
|
7 |
January 1, 2006 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Number of fishing ports |
ports
|
2,921 |
139 |
5 |
July 1, 2008 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
| Total output of marine fishing and aquaculture
production |
100 million yen
|
15,279 |
856
|
4
|
2006 |
Forestry and Fisheries Affairs Division |
Commerce and Industry
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Annual retail sales |
100 million yen |
1,347,054 |
16,065 |
24 |
From April, 2006 to March 2007 |
Statistics Division |
| Annual wholesales |
100 million yen |
4,135,317 |
24,202 |
24 |
From April, 2006 to March 2007 |
Statistics Division |
| Total shipments of products |
100 million yen |
3,367,566 |
19,929 |
37 |
2007(more than 4 full-time employees) |
Statistics Division |
Finance
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Annual expenditures |
Hundred million yen |
474,883 |
7,920 |
17 |
FY 2007 |
Finance Division |
| Financial strength index |
index |
0.49715 |
0.30831 |
39
|
FY 2007 |
Finance Division |
| Ratio of current balance |
% |
96.7
|
98.9
|
37
|
FY 2007 |
Finance Division |
Future liability
ratio
|
% |
235.1
|
269.6
|
36
|
FY 2007 |
Finance Division |
Real debt
expenditure ratio
|
% |
14.0
|
14.7
|
26
|
FY 2007 |
Finance Division |
School Education
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Graduates from Tertiary Institutions |
% |
52.8
|
40.5
|
44
|
FY 2008 (students graduating in March, 2008) |
Statistics Division |
Recreation
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Number of hotels |
hotel |
9,427
|
183 |
18 |
FY 2007 |
Environmental Health Division |
| Number of golf courses |
places |
2,442
|
34 |
27 |
FY 2007 |
Taxation Division |
|
Number of golf course users
|
one thousand people |
88,890 |
1,108 |
29 |
FY 2007 |
Taxation Division |
Labor
| |
Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Percentage of employees |
Primary industry |
% |
4.8 |
11.6
|
5
|
Year 2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Secondary industry |
% |
26.1 |
21.2 |
42 |
Year 2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Tertiary industry |
% |
67.2 |
66.7 |
16 |
Year 2005 Census |
Statistics Division |
| Unemployment rate |
% |
3.9 |
4.2
|
38
|
Average for 2007
|
Statistics Division |
| Effective ratio of job offers to
applicants |
times |
1.02
|
0.60 |
43
|
FY 2007 |
Employment and Labor Division |
Living Environment
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| House Ownership |
% |
61.2 |
67.3 |
25 |
2003 |
Housing Policy office |
| % of households with sewage system |
% |
83.7 |
64.7
|
42 |
March 31, 2008 |
Sewage Control Office |
| % of households with a domestic water system |
% |
97.4 |
96.6 |
28 |
FY 2007 |
Environmental Health Division |
| % of households with garbage disposal |
% |
99.9 |
99.8 |
41
|
FY 2006 |
Waste and Recycling Division |
| Ratio of area of nature park to area of the
prefecture |
% |
14.3 |
9.3 |
38 |
March 31, 2008 |
Nature Conservation Division |
Health, Medical
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Number of hospitals |
per 100,000 people |
6.9 |
15.9 |
2 |
October 1, 2008 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Number of beds (hospital) |
per 100,000 people |
1,268.0 |
2,047.7 |
2 |
October 1, 2008 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Number of doctors |
per 100,000 people |
217.5 |
230.8 |
21 |
December 31, 2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Average life expectancy for Males |
age |
78.79 |
77.97 |
43 |
2005 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Average life expectancy
for Females |
age |
85.75 |
85.70 |
29 |
2005 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Stillbirth rate |
per 1,000 deliveries |
26.2 |
35.4 |
4
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
| Infant mortality rate |
per 1,000 deliveries |
2.6
|
3.0
|
10
|
2007 |
Health Care and Social Welfare Division |
Information and telecommunications
| Item |
Unit |
Japan |
Kagoshima prefecture |
Ranking |
Note |
Data Source |
| Number of mobile phone subscribers |
number of cases |
109,420,036 |
1,203,089
|
- |
September 30,2008 |
Information Policy Division |
| Percentage of broadband service users |
% |
56.9
|
31.4 |
47 |
September 30,2008 |
Information Policy Division |
Reference:Prefectural
outline(April, 2009)
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