Nanbu Dam
Nanbu Dam is an earthfill dam located in Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation and water supply. When the reservoir is full, the surface area of the dam is about 10, and can store 374 thousand cubic meters of water.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tokunoshima.
Tokunoshima
Tokunoshima is one of the Amami Islands. Together with Amami Oshima, Iriomote and the northern part of the Okinawa Island it was listed as a natural world heritage site by UNESCO in 2021.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Amagi and Tokunoshima.
Amagi
Town
Amagi is a town on the northwest coast of Tokunoshima, in Ōshima District, Kagoshima Prefecture, in the northern Ryukyu Islands of Japan. As of 1 February 2025, the town had an estimated population of 5,464 in 3095 households and a population density of 68 persons per km2. Amagi is situated 5 km northwest of Nanbu Dam.
Tokunoshima
Town
Nanbu Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
- Location: Amaki, Oshima District, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.78959° or 27° 47′ 23″ north
Longitude
128.94742° or 128° 56′ 51″ east
Elevation
178 metres (584 feet)
Open location code
7QVCQWQW+RX
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Satellite Map
Discover Nanbu Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Nanbu Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Nanbu-damu”
- Japanese: “なんぶだむ”
- Japanese: “南部ダム”
- Uzbek: “Nanbu toʻgʻoni”
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