Naze (名瀬市; -shi) was a
city located on
Amami Ōshima in
Kagoshima,
Japan. On
March 20,
2006, the city merged with a town and village to form the new city of
Amami.
As of 2003, the city had an estimated population of 41,778 and the density of 327.31 persons per km². The total area was 127.64 km².
The city was founded on July 1, 1946.
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