Kinpō, Kagoshima

Kinpō (金峰町, Kinpō-chō) was a town located in Hioki District, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.

As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,099 and the density of 112.10 persons per km². The total area was 72.25 km².

On November 7, 2005, Kinpō, along with the city of Kaseda, and the towns of Bonotsu, Kasasa and Ōura (all from Kawanabe District), was merged to create the city of Minamisatsuma and no longer exists as an independent municipality.

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