Kushima, Miyazaki

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Kushima
串間市
—  City  —
Location of Kushima in Miyazaki
Kushima is located in Japan
Kushima
 
Coordinates: 31°28′5″N 131°14′48″E / 31.46806°N 131.24667°E / 31.46806; 131.24667Coordinates: 31°28′5″N 131°14′48″E / 31.46806°N 131.24667°E / 31.46806; 131.24667
Country Japan
Region Kyūshū
Prefecture Miyazaki
Area
 • Total 294.91 km2 (113.87 sq mi)
Population (2003)
 • Total 22,727
 • Density 77.06/km2 (199.6/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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Kushima (串間市 Kushima-shi?) is a city located in Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 22,727 and the density of 77.06 persons per km². The total area is 294.91 km².

The city is served by the Nichinan Line of the JR Kyūshū railway system, which links it to the west to Shibushi in neighbouring Kagoshima Prefecture and to the north to the prefectural capital, Miyazaki.

Within the boundaries of the municipality (but some distance from its main built-up areas) lies the island of Kōjima, known for the field studies site of the Primate Research Institute, where studies on wild-living Japanese macaque monkeys are carried out.

The city was founded on November 3, 1954.

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