Mino, Kagawa
|
Mino 三野町 |
|
|---|---|
| Former municipality | |
A scenic mountain in Mino, Kagawa
|
|
 Location of Mino in Kagawa Prefecture |
|
 Mino
|
|
| Coordinates: 34°12′20″N 133°42′38″E / 34.20560°N 133.71057°ECoordinates: 34°12′20″N 133°42′38″E / 34.20560°N 133.71057°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Shikoku |
| Prefecture | Kagawa Prefecture |
| District | Mitoyo |
| Merged | January 1, 2006 (now part of Mitoyo) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.34 km2 (7.47 sq mi) |
| Population (November 1, 2005) | |
| • Total | 9,952 |
| • Density | 510/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Symbols | |
| • Tree | Satsuki azalea |
| • Flower | Sakura |
| Time zone | Japan Standard Time (UTC+9) |
Mino (三野町 Mino-chō?) was a town located in Mitoyo District, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2005, the town had an estimated population of 9,952. The total area was 19.34 km².
On January 1, 2006, Mino, along with the towns of Nio, Saita, Takase, Takuma, Toyonaka and Yamamoto (all from Mitoyo District), was merger to create the city of Mitoyo and no longer exists as an independent municipality.
Mino had a sister city relationship with Evansville (Indiana), Unadilla (New York State), Sanyuan County in the city of Xianyang (Shaanxi China) and Florenville (Belgium).
The city of Mitoyo gets its name from the Mitoyo District which originally got half of its name from an older district called Mino District, and the other half from Toyota District (豊田郡).
...
Wikipedia