Mine, Yamaguchi
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Mine 美祢市 |
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Karst landscape of Akiyoshidai
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 Location of Mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture |
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| Coordinates: 34°09′47″N 131°12′30″E / 34.16306°N 131.20833°ECoordinates: 34°09′47″N 131°12′30″E / 34.16306°N 131.20833°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku (San'yō) |
| Prefecture | Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Akira Nishioka (since April 2016) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 472.71 km2 (182.51 sq mi) |
| Population (May 1, 2016) | |
| • Total | 25,857 |
| • Density | 54.70/km2 (141.7/sq mi) |
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| • Tree | Live oak |
| • Flower | Cherry blossom |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
| City hall address | 326-1 Higashi-bun, Ōmine-chō, Mine City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (山口県美祢市大嶺町東分326番１号) 759-2292 |
| Website | www2 |
Mine (美祢市 Mine-shi?) is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
As of May 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 25,857 and a population density of 54.70 persons per km². The total area is 472.71 km².
The city was founded on March 31, 1954 by a merger of municipalities that departed from Mine District (Mine-gun). The name means "mine city" and stems from the mining activities at the Yamato mine (previously Ofuku mine) during the 20th century.
On March 21, 2008, Mine absorbed the rest of Mine District, which consisted of towns Mitō and Shūhō, while the newly merged city retained the name, Mine.
The plateau consists of uplifted reef limestones of Paleozoic age, which were thickened by overfolding during the Akiyoshidai orogenic movement. Subsequent erosion has created an undulating karst landscape dimpled with many dolines and countless limestone pinnacles up to two meters in height. Beneath the surface lie hundreds of caves, a few of them quite significant geologically.
Numerous fossils of age have been found in these caves, including those of the Japanese rhinoceros, Stegodont elephant, Naumann elephant, Young tiger, and numerous other animals from the last interglacial period.
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