Kumamoto
Kamimashiki district
Kōsa Machi

Kosa

Kōsa is a town located in , , . As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 10,004 in 4,441 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 57.93 km2.
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  • Type: Town with 10,700 residents
  • Description: town in Kamimashiki District, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Iwashita”, “Kōsa”, “Kosa Town”, “Kosa-machi”, “Kōsa-machi”, and “Kōsa, Kumamoto”
  • Neighbors: , , and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kōsa Shrine.

Shinto shrine
Photo: Siwamura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Shinto shrine, which is situated 3 km southeast of Kosa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mifune and Misato.

Town
is a town located in , , . As of 31 July 2024, the town had an estimated population of 17,254 in 7647 households, and a population density of 170 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 99.03 km2. is situated 6 km north of Kosa.

Photo: STA3816, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town located in , , . As of 31 August 2024, the town had an estimated population of 8,361 in 3323 households, and a population density of 58 persons per km2. The total area of the town is 144.00 km2.

Kosa

Latitude
32.66589° or 32° 39′ 57″ north
Longitude
130.81828° or 130° 49′ 6″ east
Population
10,700
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8Q4GMR89+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 739281289
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1861174
Wiki­data ID
Q1184749
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kosa” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوسا”
  • Asturian: “Kōsa”
  • Catalan: “Kōsa”
  • Cebuano: “Kōsa-machi”
  • Chinese: “甲佐町”
  • Czech: “Kósa”
  • Dutch: “Kōsa”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بلده كوسا”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوسا”
  • French: “Kōsa”
  • German: “Kosa”
  • German: “Kōsa”
  • Hungarian: “Kósza”
  • Irish: “Kōsa”
  • Italian: “Kōsa”
  • Japanese: “Kōsa-machi”
  • Japanese: “いわした”
  • Japanese: “イワシタ”
  • Japanese: “こうさまち”
  • Japanese: “岩下”
  • Japanese: “甲佐町”
  • Korean: “고사마치”
  • Korean: “고사정”
  • Malay: “Kōsa, Kumamoto”
  • Malay: “Kōsa”
  • Persian: “کوسا، کوماموتو”
  • Persian: “کوسا”
  • Polish: “Kōsa”
  • Portuguese: “Kōsa”
  • Russian: “Коса”
  • Spanish: “Kōsa”
  • Swedish: “Kōsa”
  • Tagalog: “Kōsa, Kumamoto”
  • Tagalog: “Kōsa”
  • Thai: “โคซะ”
  • Turkish: “Kosa”
  • Turkish: “Kōsa”
  • Ukrainian: “Коса”
  • “Kōsa”
  • “Kōsa-machi”
  • “こうさまち”
  • “甲佐町”

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