Mimasaka
美作町 | |
|---|---|
Former municipality | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Mimasaka_city_office.jpg) Former Mimasaka town hall | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Japan_location_map_with_side_map_of_the_Ryukyu_Islands.svg)  Mimasaka Location in Japan | |
| Coordinates: 35°0′30.95″N 134°8′55″E / 35.0085972°N 134.14861°E | |
| Country | Japan |
| Region | Chūgoku |
| Prefecture | Okayama Prefecture |
| District | Aida |
| Merged | March 31, 2005 (now part of Mimasaka) |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.97 km2 (33.58 sq mi) |
| Population (October 2004) | |
• Total | 12,856 |
| • Density | 147.82/km2 (382.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+09:00 (JST) |
| Symbols | |
| Flower | Prunus mume Chrysanthemum |
| Tree | Round Leaf Holly |
Mimasaka (美作町, Mimasaka-chō) was a town located in Aida District, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.
As of October 2004, the town had an estimated population of 12,856 and a density of 147.82 persons per km2. The total area was 86.97 km2.
On March 31, 2005, Mimasaka absorbed the towns of Aida, Ōhara and Sakutō, the village of Higashiawakura (all from Aida District), and the town of Katsuta (from Katsuta District) to create the city of Mimasaka.[1][2]
- ^ データでみる県勢: 日本国勢図会地域統計版 (in Japanese). 国勢社. 2006. p. 97.
2005 年 3 月 31 日に勝田町、大原町、東粟倉村、美作町、作東町、英田町が合併して誕生した。
- ^ 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 (in Japanese). 総務庁統計局. 2005. p. 147.
Katsuta-cho, Ohara-cho, Higashiawakura-son, Mimasaka-cho, Sakuto-cho and Aida-cho were incorporated into a newly established Mimasaka-shi as of March 31, 2005.